What color is #A895BC?

#A895BC 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 #A895BC?

The RGB value is 168, 149, 188: 168 red, 149 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A895BC?

The complementary color is #A9BC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A895BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A895BC color

#A895BC rgb(168, 149, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A895BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.4% green and 73.7% blue (168, 149, 188).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#A895BC color codes

HEX	`#A895BC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 149, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 14.58, -17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 22.87, 309.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.971, 33.451, 52.129)`
Decimal	`11048380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A895BC, 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 #A895BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A895BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #A895BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a895bc; }
.text { color: #a895bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a895bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 149 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a895bc, #bc95bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A895BC?: #A895BC 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 #A895BC?: The RGB value is 168, 149, 188: 168 red, 149 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A895BC?: The complementary color is #A9BC95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A895BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.