What color is #A5A2C1?

#A5A2C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A2C1?

The RGB value is 165, 162, 193: 165 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A2C1?

The complementary color is #BEC1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A2C1 color

#A5A2C1 rgb(165, 162, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5A2C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 63.5% green and 75.7% blue (165, 162, 193).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#A5A2C1 color codes

HEX	`#A5A2C1`
RGB	`rgb(165, 162, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 63.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, 7.37, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 17.16, 295.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.061, 37.69, 55.711)`
Decimal	`10855105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A2C1, 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 #A5A2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #A5A2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a2c1; }
.text { color: #a5a2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 162 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a2c1, #b5a2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5A2C1?: #A5A2C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A2C1?: The RGB value is 165, 162, 193: 165 red, 162 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A2C1?: The complementary color is #BEC1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.