What color is #A68BC5?

#A68BC5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68BC5?

The RGB value is 166, 139, 197: 166 red, 139 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68BC5?

The complementary color is #AAC58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68BC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68BC5 color

#A68BC5 rgb(166, 139, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68BC5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.5% green and 77.3% blue (166, 139, 197).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A68BC5 color codes

HEX	`#A68BC5`
RGB	`rgb(166, 139, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 21.55, -26.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 34, 309.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.035, 30.604, 56.874)`
Decimal	`10914757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68BC5, 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 #A68BC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A68BC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #A68BC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68bc5; }
.text { color: #a68bc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68bc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 139 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68bc5, #c38bc5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68BC5?: #A68BC5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68BC5?: The RGB value is 166, 139, 197: 166 red, 139 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68BC5?: The complementary color is #AAC58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68BC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.