What color is #A89EC3?

#A89EC3 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 #A89EC3?

The RGB value is 168, 158, 195: 168 red, 158 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89EC3?

The complementary color is #B9C39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89EC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89EC3 color

#A89EC3 rgb(168, 158, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89EC3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62% green and 76.5% blue (168, 158, 195).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% 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 8.34:1).

#A89EC3 color codes

HEX	`#A89EC3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 158, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, 11.02, -17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 20.84, 301.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.224, 36.719, 56.693)`
Decimal	`11050691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89EC3, 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 #A89EC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89EC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #A89EC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89ec3; }
.text { color: #a89ec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89ec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 158 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89ec3, #bb9ec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A89EC3?: #A89EC3 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 #A89EC3?: The RGB value is 168, 158, 195: 168 red, 158 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89EC3?: The complementary color is #B9C39E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89EC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.