What color is #A19FBA?

#A19FBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19FBA?

The RGB value is 161, 159, 186: 161 red, 159 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19FBA?

The complementary color is #B8BA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19FBA color

#A19FBA rgb(161, 159, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A19FBA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.4% green and 72.9% blue (161, 159, 186).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#A19FBA color codes

HEX	`#A19FBA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 159, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 6.2, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 14.99, 294.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.957, 35.918, 51.483)`
Decimal	`10592186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19FBA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A19FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A19FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19fba; }
.text { color: #a19fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 159 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19fba, #ae9fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A19FBA?: #A19FBA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19FBA?: The RGB value is 161, 159, 186: 161 red, 159 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19FBA?: The complementary color is #B8BA9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.