What color is #A89AC8?

#A89AC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89AC8?

The RGB value is 168, 154, 200: 168 red, 154 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89AC8?

The complementary color is #BAC89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89AC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89AC8 color

#A89AC8 rgb(168, 154, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89AC8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.4% green and 78.4% blue (168, 154, 200).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#A89AC8 color codes

HEX	`#A89AC8`
RGB	`rgb(168, 154, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 23%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, 14.37, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 26.07, 303.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.127, 35.606, 59.496)`
Decimal	`11049672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89AC8, 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 #A89AC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89AC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #A89AC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89ac8; }
.text { color: #a89ac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89ac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 154 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89ac8, #bf9ac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A89AC8?: #A89AC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89AC8?: The RGB value is 168, 154, 200: 168 red, 154 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89AC8?: The complementary color is #BAC89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89AC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.