What color is #A896BE?

#A896BE 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 #A896BE?

The RGB value is 168, 150, 190: 168 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A896BE?

The complementary color is #ACBE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A896BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A896BE color

#A896BE rgb(168, 150, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A896BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.8% green and 74.5% blue (168, 150, 190).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A896BE color codes

HEX	`#A896BE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 150, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.85, 14.44, -18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.85, 23.28, 308.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.347, 33.855, 53.325)`
Decimal	`11048638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A896BE, 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 #A896BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A896BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A896BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a896be; }
.text { color: #a896be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a896be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 150 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a896be, #bc96be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A896BE?: #A896BE 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 #A896BE?: The RGB value is 168, 150, 190: 168 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A896BE?: The complementary color is #ACBE96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A896BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.