What color is #A891C5?

#A891C5 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 #A891C5?

The RGB value is 168, 145, 197: 168 red, 145 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A891C5?

The complementary color is #AEC591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A891C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A891C5 color

#A891C5 rgb(168, 145, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A891C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.9% green and 77.3% blue (168, 145, 197).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#A891C5 color codes

HEX	`#A891C5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 145, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, 18.79, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 30.25, 308.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.35, 32.607, 57.191)`
Decimal	`11047365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A891C5, 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 #A891C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A891C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A891C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a891c5; }
.text { color: #a891c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a891c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 145 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a891c5, #c291c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A891C5?: #A891C5 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 #A891C5?: The RGB value is 168, 145, 197: 168 red, 145 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A891C5?: The complementary color is #AEC591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A891C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.