What color is #A989B5?

#A989B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A989B5?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 181: 169 red, 137 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A989B5?

The complementary color is #95B589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A989B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A989B5 color

#A989B5 rgb(169, 137, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A989B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 71% blue (169, 137, 181).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#A989B5 color codes

HEX	`#A989B5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, 20.25, -18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 27.41, 317.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.647, 29.663, 47.66)`
Decimal	`11110837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A989B5, 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 #A989B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A989B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A989B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a989b5; }
.text { color: #a989b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a989b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a989b5, #b589ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A989B5?: #A989B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A989B5?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 181: 169 red, 137 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A989B5?: The complementary color is #95B589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A989B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.