What color is #A69BE6?

#A69BE6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69BE6?

The RGB value is 166, 155, 230: 166 red, 155 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69BE6?

The complementary color is #DBE69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69BE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69BE6 color

#A69BE6 rgb(166, 155, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A69BE6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.8% green and 90.2% blue (166, 155, 230).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 60% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#A69BE6 color codes

HEX	`#A69BE6`
RGB	`rgb(166, 155, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 60%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 33%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 33%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, 20.21, -36.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 41.66, 299.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.727, 37.262, 79.841)`
Decimal	`10918886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69BE6, 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 #A69BE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69BE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #A69BE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69be6; }
.text { color: #a69be6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69be6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 155 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69be6, #cb9be6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #A69BE6?: #A69BE6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69BE6?: The RGB value is 166, 155, 230: 166 red, 155 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69BE6?: The complementary color is #DBE69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69BE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.