What color is #A99AEC?

#A99AEC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99AEC?

The RGB value is 169, 154, 236: 169 red, 154 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99AEC?

The complementary color is #DDEC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99AEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99AEC color

#A99AEC rgb(169, 154, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A99AEC is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.4% green and 92.5% blue (169, 154, 236).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 68% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#A99AEC color codes

HEX	`#A99AEC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 154, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.4%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 68%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 35%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, 23.11, -39.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 45.6, 300.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.054, 37.602, 84.33)`
Decimal	`11115244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99AEC, 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 #A99AEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99AEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #A99AEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99aec; }
.text { color: #a99aec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99aec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 154 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99aec, #d29aec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #A99AEC?: #A99AEC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99AEC?: The RGB value is 169, 154, 236: 169 red, 154 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99AEC?: The complementary color is #DDEC9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99AEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.