What color is #A49BB6?

#A49BB6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49BB6?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 182: 164 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49BB6?

The complementary color is #ADB69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49BB6 color

#A49BB6 rgb(164, 155, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A49BB6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 71.4% blue (164, 155, 182).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#A49BB6 color codes

HEX	`#A49BB6`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, 8.59, -12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 15.41, 303.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.473, 34.713, 49.078)`
Decimal	`10787766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49BB6, 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 #A49BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #A49BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49bb6; }
.text { color: #a49bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49bb6, #b29bb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A49BB6?: #A49BB6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49BB6?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 182: 164 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49BB6?: The complementary color is #ADB69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.