What color is #A49CB8?

#A49CB8 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 #A49CB8?

The RGB value is 164, 156, 184: 164 red, 156 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49CB8?

The complementary color is #B0B89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49CB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49CB8 color

#A49CB8 rgb(164, 156, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A49CB8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.2% green and 72.2% blue (164, 156, 184).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A49CB8 color codes

HEX	`#A49CB8`
RGB	`rgb(164, 156, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 8.45, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 15.86, 302.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.848, 35.13, 50.23)`
Decimal	`10788024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49CB8, 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 #A49CB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49CB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #A49CB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49cb8; }
.text { color: #a49cb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49cb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 156 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49cb8, #b29cb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A49CB8?: #A49CB8 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 #A49CB8?: The RGB value is 164, 156, 184: 164 red, 156 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49CB8?: The complementary color is #B0B89C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49CB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.