What color is #A68ABA?

#A68ABA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68ABA?

The RGB value is 166, 138, 186: 166 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68ABA?

The complementary color is #9EBA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68ABA color

#A68ABA rgb(166, 138, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68ABA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.1% green and 72.9% blue (166, 138, 186).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#A68ABA color codes

HEX	`#A68ABA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 138, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, 19.72, -21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 28.89, 313.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.676, 29.829, 50.428)`
Decimal	`10914490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68ABA, 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 #A68ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A68ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68aba; }
.text { color: #a68aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 138 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68aba, #ba8ab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A68ABA?: #A68ABA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68ABA?: The RGB value is 166, 138, 186: 166 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68ABA?: The complementary color is #9EBA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.