What color is #A891BF?

#A891BF 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 #A891BF?

The RGB value is 168, 145, 191: 168 red, 145 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A891BF?

The complementary color is #A8BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A891BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A891BF color

#A891BF rgb(168, 145, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A891BF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.9% green and 74.9% blue (168, 145, 191).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#A891BF color codes

HEX	`#A891BF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 145, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, 17.48, -20.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 27.08, 310.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.676, 32.337, 53.642)`
Decimal	`11047359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A891BF, 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 #A891BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A891BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #A891BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a891bf; }
.text { color: #a891bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a891bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 145 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a891bf, #bf91bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A891BF?: #A891BF 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 #A891BF?: The RGB value is 168, 145, 191: 168 red, 145 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A891BF?: The complementary color is #A8BF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A891BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.