What color is #A99ACA?

#A99ACA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99ACA?

The RGB value is 169, 154, 202: 169 red, 154 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99ACA?

The complementary color is #BBCA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99ACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99ACA color

#A99ACA rgb(169, 154, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A99ACA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.4% green and 79.2% blue (169, 154, 202).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A99ACA color codes

HEX	`#A99ACA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 154, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, 15.13, -22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 27.21, 303.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.576, 35.81, 60.745)`
Decimal	`11115210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99ACA, 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 #A99ACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99ACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A99ACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99aca; }
.text { color: #a99aca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99aca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 154 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99aca, #c19aca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A99ACA?: #A99ACA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99ACA?: The RGB value is 169, 154, 202: 169 red, 154 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99ACA?: The complementary color is #BBCA9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99ACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.