What color is #A9A5CB?

#A9A5CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A5CB?

The RGB value is 169, 165, 203: 169 red, 165 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A5CB?

The complementary color is #C7CBA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A5CB color

#A9A5CB rgb(169, 165, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A5CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 64.7% green and 79.6% blue (169, 165, 203).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#A9A5CB color codes

HEX	`#A9A5CB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 165, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 64.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, 9.2, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 20.96, 296.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.594, 39.657, 62.004)`
Decimal	`11118027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A5CB, 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 #A9A5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #A9A5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a5cb; }
.text { color: #a9a5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 165 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a5cb, #bca5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A5CB?: #A9A5CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A5CB?: The RGB value is 169, 165, 203: 169 red, 165 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A5CB?: The complementary color is #C7CBA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.