What color is #A99DBA?

#A99DBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99DBA?

The RGB value is 169, 157, 186: 169 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99DBA?

The complementary color is #AEBA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99DBA color

#A99DBA rgb(169, 157, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A99DBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 61.6% green and 72.9% blue (169, 157, 186).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#A99DBA color codes

HEX	`#A99DBA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 157, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 61.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, 10, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 16.7, 306.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.28, 36.094, 51.448)`
Decimal	`11115962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99DBA, 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 #A99DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #A99DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99dba; }
.text { color: #a99dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 157 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99dba, #b79dba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A99DBA?: #A99DBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99DBA?: The RGB value is 169, 157, 186: 169 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99DBA?: The complementary color is #AEBA9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.