What color is #A1A1FF?

#A1A1FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A1FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #A1A1FF?

The complementary color is #FFFFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A1FF color

#A1A1FF rgb(161, 161, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A1A1FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 63.1% green and 100% blue (161, 161, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#A1A1FF color codes

HEX	`#A1A1FF`
RGB	`rgb(161, 161, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 63.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 37%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, 21.82, -46.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 51.52, 295.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.488, 40.285, 99.967)`
Decimal	`10592767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A1FF, 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 #A1A1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #A1A1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a1ff; }
.text { color: #a1a1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 161 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a1ff, #d0a1ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #A1A1FF?: #A1A1FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A1FF?: The RGB value is 161, 161, 255: 161 red, 161 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A1FF?: The complementary color is #FFFFA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.