What color is #A9A6C3?

#A9A6C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A6C3?

The RGB value is 169, 166, 195: 169 red, 166 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A6C3?

The complementary color is #C0C3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A6C3?

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.

#A9A6C3 color

#A9A6C3 rgb(169, 166, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A6C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.1% green and 76.5% blue (169, 166, 195).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

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

#A9A6C3 color codes

HEX	`#A9A6C3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 166, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, 6.9, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 15.99, 295.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.847, 39.647, 57.173)`
Decimal	`11118275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A6C3, 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 #A9A6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A6C3 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 #A9A6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a6c3; }
.text { color: #a9a6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 166 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a6c3, #b7a6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A6C3?: #A9A6C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A6C3?: The RGB value is 169, 166, 195: 169 red, 166 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A6C3?: The complementary color is #C0C3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A6C3?: 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.