What color is #A89BC2?

#A89BC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89BC2?

The RGB value is 168, 155, 194: 168 red, 155 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89BC2?

The complementary color is #B5C29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89BC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89BC2 color

#A89BC2 rgb(168, 155, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89BC2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.8% green and 76.1% blue (168, 155, 194).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A89BC2 color codes

HEX	`#A89BC2`
RGB	`rgb(168, 155, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, 12.49, -18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 22.19, 304.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.605, 35.663, 55.931)`
Decimal	`11049922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89BC2, 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 #A89BC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89BC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A89BC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89bc2; }
.text { color: #a89bc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89bc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 155 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89bc2, #bc9bc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A89BC2?: #A89BC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89BC2?: The RGB value is 168, 155, 194: 168 red, 155 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89BC2?: The complementary color is #B5C29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89BC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.