What color is #A89EBD?

#A89EBD 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 #A89EBD?

The RGB value is 168, 158, 189: 168 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89EBD?

The complementary color is #B3BD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89EBD color

#A89EBD rgb(168, 158, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89EBD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (168, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#A89EBD color codes

HEX	`#A89EBD`
RGB	`rgb(168, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 16%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, 9.74, -14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 17.59, 303.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.559, 36.453, 53.192)`
Decimal	`11050685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89EBD, 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 #A89EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #A89EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89ebd; }
.text { color: #a89ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89ebd, #b79ebd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A89EBD?: #A89EBD 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 #A89EBD?: The RGB value is 168, 158, 189: 168 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89EBD?: The complementary color is #B3BD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.