What color is #A49FCF?

#A49FCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49FCF?

The RGB value is 164, 159, 207: 164 red, 159 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49FCF?

The complementary color is #CACF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49FCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49FCF color

#A49FCF rgb(164, 159, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A49FCF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.4% green and 81.2% blue (164, 159, 207).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#A49FCF color codes

HEX	`#A49FCF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 159, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.42, 11.87, -23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.42, 26.62, 296.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.968, 37.193, 64.145)`
Decimal	`10788815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49FCF, 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 #A49FCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49FCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #A49FCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49fcf; }
.text { color: #a49fcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49fcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 159 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49fcf, #bc9fcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49FCF?: #A49FCF is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49FCF?: The RGB value is 164, 159, 207: 164 red, 159 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49FCF?: The complementary color is #CACF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49FCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.