What color is #A89BB1?

#A89BB1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89BB1?

The RGB value is 168, 155, 177: 168 red, 155 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89BB1?

The complementary color is #A4B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89BB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89BB1 color

#A89BB1 rgb(168, 155, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89BB1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.8% green and 69.4% blue (168, 155, 177).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 12% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#A89BB1 color codes

HEX	`#A89BB1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 155, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 12%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 12%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 8.94, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 13.18, 312.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.804, 34.942, 46.445)`
Decimal	`11049905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89BB1, 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 #A89BB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89BB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #A89BB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89bb1; }
.text { color: #a89bb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89bb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 155 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89bb1, #b19baf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A89BB1?: #A89BB1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89BB1?: The RGB value is 168, 155, 177: 168 red, 155 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89BB1?: The complementary color is #A4B19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89BB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.