What color is #A89FBF?

#A89FBF 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 #A89FBF?

The RGB value is 168, 159, 191: 168 red, 159 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89FBF?

The complementary color is #B6BF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89FBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89FBF color

#A89FBF rgb(168, 159, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A89FBF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.4% green and 74.9% blue (168, 159, 191).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#A89FBF color codes

HEX	`#A89FBF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 159, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, 9.6, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 18.04, 302.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.949, 36.883, 54.4)`
Decimal	`11050943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89FBF, 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 #A89FBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89FBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #A89FBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89fbf; }
.text { color: #a89fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89fbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 159 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89fbf, #b89fbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A89FBF?: #A89FBF 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 #A89FBF?: The RGB value is 168, 159, 191: 168 red, 159 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89FBF?: The complementary color is #B6BF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89FBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.