What color is #A89CBF?

#A89CBF 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 #A89CBF?

The RGB value is 168, 156, 191: 168 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89CBF?

The complementary color is #B3BF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89CBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89CBF color

#A89CBF rgb(168, 156, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89CBF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 61.2% green and 74.9% blue (168, 156, 191).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A89CBF color codes

HEX	`#A89CBF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 156, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 61.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 11.28, -16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 19.94, 304.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.439, 35.863, 54.23)`
Decimal	`11050175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89CBF, 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 #A89CBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89CBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A89CBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89cbf; }
.text { color: #a89cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89cbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 156 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89cbf, #ba9cbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A89CBF?: #A89CBF 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 #A89CBF?: The RGB value is 168, 156, 191: 168 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89CBF?: The complementary color is #B3BF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89CBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.