What color is #A69DB3?

#A69DB3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69DB3?

The RGB value is 166, 157, 179: 166 red, 157 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69DB3?

The complementary color is #AAB39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69DB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69DB3 color

#A69DB3 rgb(166, 157, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69DB3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 61.6% green and 70.2% blue (166, 157, 179).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 13% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#A69DB3 color codes

HEX	`#A69DB3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 157, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 61.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 13%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.12, 7.53, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.12, 12.68, 306.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.918, 35.476, 47.594)`
Decimal	`10919347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69DB3, 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 #A69DB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69DB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #A69DB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69db3; }
.text { color: #a69db3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69db3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 157 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69db3, #b19db3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A69DB3?: #A69DB3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69DB3?: The RGB value is 166, 157, 179: 166 red, 157 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69DB3?: The complementary color is #AAB39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69DB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.