What color is #A5A6C8?

#A5A6C8 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 #A5A6C8?

The RGB value is 165, 166, 200: 165 red, 166 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A6C8?

The complementary color is #C8C7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A6C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A6C8 color

#A5A6C8 rgb(165, 166, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5A6C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.1% green and 78.4% blue (165, 166, 200).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#A5A6C8 color codes

HEX	`#A5A6C8`
RGB	`rgb(165, 166, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.07, 6.69, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.07, 18.68, 290.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.576, 39.441, 60.16)`
Decimal	`10856136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A6C8, 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 #A5A6C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A6C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #A5A6C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a6c8; }
.text { color: #a5a6c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a6c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 166 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a6c8, #b5a5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5A6C8?: #A5A6C8 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 #A5A6C8?: The RGB value is 165, 166, 200: 165 red, 166 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A6C8?: The complementary color is #C8C7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A6C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.