What color is #A49EBE?

#A49EBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49EBE?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 190: 164 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49EBE?

The complementary color is #B8BE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49EBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49EBE color

#A49EBE rgb(164, 158, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A49EBE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 74.5% blue (164, 158, 190).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A49EBE color codes

HEX	`#A49EBE`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 8.62, -15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 17.9, 298.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.829, 36.064, 53.726)`
Decimal	`10788542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49EBE, 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 #A49EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49EBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A49EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49ebe; }
.text { color: #a49ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49ebe, #b49ebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A49EBE?: #A49EBE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49EBE?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 190: 164 red, 158 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49EBE?: The complementary color is #B8BE9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49EBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.