What color is #A8A1C5?

#A8A1C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A1C5?

The RGB value is 168, 161, 197: 168 red, 161 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A1C5?

The complementary color is #BEC5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A1C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A1C5 color

#A8A1C5 rgb(168, 161, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8A1C5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 63.1% green and 77.3% blue (168, 161, 197).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#A8A1C5 color codes

HEX	`#A8A1C5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 161, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 63.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, 9.78, -17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 20.06, 299.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.969, 37.846, 58.064)`
Decimal	`11051461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A1C5, 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 #A8A1C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A1C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #A8A1C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a1c5; }
.text { color: #a8a1c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a1c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 161 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a1c5, #baa1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8A1C5?: #A8A1C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A1C5?: The RGB value is 168, 161, 197: 168 red, 161 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A1C5?: The complementary color is #BEC5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A1C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.