What color is #A69EB6?

#A69EB6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69EB6?

The RGB value is 166, 158, 182: 166 red, 158 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69EB6?

The complementary color is #AEB69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69EB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69EB6 color

#A69EB6 rgb(166, 158, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A69EB6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62% green and 71.4% blue (166, 158, 182).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#A69EB6 color codes

HEX	`#A69EB6`
RGB	`rgb(166, 158, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, 7.6, -11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 13.65, 303.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.395, 35.938, 49.266)`
Decimal	`10919606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69EB6, 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 #A69EB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69EB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #A69EB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69eb6; }
.text { color: #a69eb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69eb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 158 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69eb6, #b29eb6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A69EB6?: #A69EB6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69EB6?: The RGB value is 166, 158, 182: 166 red, 158 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69EB6?: The complementary color is #AEB69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69EB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.