What color is #A890BC?

#A890BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A890BC?

The RGB value is 168, 144, 188: 168 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A890BC?

The complementary color is #A4BC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A890BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A890BC color

#A890BC rgb(168, 144, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A890BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.5% green and 73.7% blue (168, 144, 188).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#A890BC color codes

HEX	`#A890BC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 144, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, 17.41, -19.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 26.17, 311.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.197, 31.902, 51.871)`
Decimal	`11047100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A890BC, 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 #A890BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A890BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #A890BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a890bc; }
.text { color: #a890bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a890bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 144 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a890bc, #bc90ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A890BC?: #A890BC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A890BC?: The RGB value is 168, 144, 188: 168 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A890BC?: The complementary color is #A4BC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A890BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.