What color is #A896BA?

#A896BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A896BA?

The RGB value is 168, 150, 186: 168 red, 150 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A896BA?

The complementary color is #A8BA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A896BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A896BA color

#A896BA rgb(168, 150, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A896BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.8% green and 72.9% blue (168, 150, 186).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#A896BA color codes

HEX	`#A896BA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 150, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, 13.59, -16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 21.16, 309.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.916, 33.683, 51.054)`
Decimal	`11048634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A896BA, 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 #A896BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A896BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #A896BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a896ba; }
.text { color: #a896ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a896ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 150 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a896ba, #ba96ba); }

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Questions

What color is #A896BA?: #A896BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A896BA?: The RGB value is 168, 150, 186: 168 red, 150 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A896BA?: The complementary color is #A8BA96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A896BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.