What color is #A69ABA?

#A69ABA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69ABA?

The RGB value is 166, 154, 186: 166 red, 154 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69ABA?

The complementary color is #AEBA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69ABA color

#A69ABA rgb(166, 154, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A69ABA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.4% green and 72.9% blue (166, 154, 186).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A69ABA color codes

HEX	`#A69ABA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 154, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, 10.67, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 18.37, 305.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.143, 34.763, 51.251)`
Decimal	`10918586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69ABA, 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 #A69ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #A69ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69aba; }
.text { color: #a69aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 154 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69aba, #b69aba); }

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Questions

What color is #A69ABA?: #A69ABA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69ABA?: The RGB value is 166, 154, 186: 166 red, 154 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69ABA?: The complementary color is #AEBA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.