What color is #A89BD7?

#A89BD7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89BD7?

The RGB value is 168, 155, 215: 168 red, 155 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89BD7?

The complementary color is #CAD79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89BD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89BD7 color

#A89BD7 rgb(168, 155, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A89BD7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.8% green and 84.3% blue (168, 155, 215).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#A89BD7 color codes

HEX	`#A89BD7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 155, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, 17.21, -28.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 33.58, 300.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.133, 36.673, 69.241)`
Decimal	`11049943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89BD7, 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 #A89BD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89BD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #A89BD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89bd7; }
.text { color: #a89bd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89bd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 155 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89bd7, #c69bd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A89BD7?: #A89BD7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89BD7?: The RGB value is 168, 155, 215: 168 red, 155 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89BD7?: The complementary color is #CAD79B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89BD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.