What color is #A49DB9?

#A49DB9 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 #A49DB9?

The RGB value is 164, 157, 185: 164 red, 157 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49DB9?

The complementary color is #B2B99D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49DB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49DB9 color

#A49DB9 rgb(164, 157, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A49DB9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.6% green and 72.5% blue (164, 157, 185).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#A49DB9 color codes

HEX	`#A49DB9`
RGB	`rgb(164, 157, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, 8.11, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 15.78, 300.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.122, 35.509, 50.84)`
Decimal	`10788281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49DB9, 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 #A49DB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49DB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #A49DB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49db9; }
.text { color: #a49db9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49db9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 157 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49db9, #b29db9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A49DB9?: #A49DB9 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 #A49DB9?: The RGB value is 164, 157, 185: 164 red, 157 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49DB9?: The complementary color is #B2B99D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49DB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.