What color is #A89CBC?

#A89CBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89CBC?

The RGB value is 168, 156, 188: 168 red, 156 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89CBC?

The complementary color is #B0BC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89CBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89CBC color

#A89CBC rgb(168, 156, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89CBC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 61.2% green and 73.7% blue (168, 156, 188).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#A89CBC color codes

HEX	`#A89CBC`
RGB	`rgb(168, 156, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 61.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 10.64, -14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 18.33, 305.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.112, 35.733, 52.509)`
Decimal	`11050172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89CBC, 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 #A89CBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89CBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #A89CBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89cbc; }
.text { color: #a89cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89cbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 156 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89cbc, #b89cbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A89CBC?: #A89CBC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89CBC?: The RGB value is 168, 156, 188: 168 red, 156 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89CBC?: The complementary color is #B0BC9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89CBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.