What color is #A9A3C5?

#A9A3C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A3C5?

The RGB value is 169, 163, 197: 169 red, 163 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A3C5?

The complementary color is #BFC5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A3C5 color

#A9A3C5 rgb(169, 163, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A3C5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.9% green and 77.3% blue (169, 163, 197).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 23% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#A9A3C5 color codes

HEX	`#A9A3C5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 163, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 23%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, 8.99, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 18.89, 298.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.535, 38.66, 58.192)`
Decimal	`11117509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A3C5, 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 #A9A3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #A9A3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a3c5; }
.text { color: #a9a3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 163 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a3c5, #baa3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A3C5?: #A9A3C5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A3C5?: The RGB value is 169, 163, 197: 169 red, 163 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A3C5?: The complementary color is #BFC5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.