What color is #A89FBB?

#A89FBB 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 #A89FBB?

The RGB value is 168, 159, 187: 168 red, 159 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89FBB?

The complementary color is #B2BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89FBB?

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.

#A89FBB color

#A89FBB rgb(168, 159, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89FBB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.4% green and 73.3% blue (168, 159, 187).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#A89FBB color codes

HEX	`#A89FBB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 159, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.06, 8.76, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.06, 15.88, 303.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.515, 36.709, 52.113)`
Decimal	`11050939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89FBB, 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 #A89FBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89FBB 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 #A89FBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89fbb; }
.text { color: #a89fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89fbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 159 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89fbb, #b69fbb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A89FBB?: #A89FBB 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 #A89FBB?: The RGB value is 168, 159, 187: 168 red, 159 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89FBB?: The complementary color is #B2BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89FBB?: 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.