What color is #A99BBF?

#A99BBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99BBF?

The RGB value is 169, 155, 191: 169 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99BBF?

The complementary color is #B1BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99BBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99BBF color

#A99BBF rgb(169, 155, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A99BBF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 74.9% blue (169, 155, 191).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A99BBF color codes

HEX	`#A99BBF`
RGB	`rgb(169, 155, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, 12.18, -16.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 20.66, 306.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.486, 35.639, 54.184)`
Decimal	`11115455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99BBF, 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 #A99BBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99BBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A99BBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99bbf; }
.text { color: #a99bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99bbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 155 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99bbf, #bb9bbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A99BBF?: #A99BBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99BBF?: The RGB value is 169, 155, 191: 169 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99BBF?: The complementary color is #B1BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99BBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.