What color is #A799C2?

#A799C2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A799C2?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 194: 167 red, 153 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A799C2?

The complementary color is #B4C299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A799C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A799C2 color

#A799C2 rgb(167, 153, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A799C2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 76.1% blue (167, 153, 194).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#A799C2 color codes

HEX	`#A799C2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.67, 13.29, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.67, 23.4, 304.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.063, 34.893, 55.811)`
Decimal	`10983874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A799C2, 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 #A799C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A799C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #A799C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a799c2; }
.text { color: #a799c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a799c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a799c2, #bc99c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A799C2?: #A799C2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A799C2?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 194: 167 red, 153 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A799C2?: The complementary color is #B4C299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A799C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.