What color is #A9A4C1?

#A9A4C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A4C1?

The RGB value is 169, 164, 193: 169 red, 164 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A4C1?

The complementary color is #BCC1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A4C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A4C1 color

#A9A4C1 rgb(169, 164, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A4C1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.3% green and 75.7% blue (169, 164, 193).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#A9A4C1 color codes

HEX	`#A9A4C1`
RGB	`rgb(169, 164, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, 7.58, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 16.09, 298.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.261, 38.836, 55.869)`
Decimal	`11117761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A4C1, 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 #A9A4C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A4C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #A9A4C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a4c1; }
.text { color: #a9a4c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a4c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 164 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a4c1, #b7a4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A4C1?: #A9A4C1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A4C1?: The RGB value is 169, 164, 193: 169 red, 164 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A4C1?: The complementary color is #BCC1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A4C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.