What color is #A9A6CA?

#A9A6CA 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 #A9A6CA?

The RGB value is 169, 166, 202: 169 red, 166 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A6CA?

The complementary color is #C7CAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A6CA color

#A9A6CA rgb(169, 166, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A6CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.1% green and 79.2% blue (169, 166, 202).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#A9A6CA color codes

HEX	`#A9A6CA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 166, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, 8.42, -17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 19.82, 295.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.657, 39.971, 61.439)`
Decimal	`11118282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A6CA, 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 #A9A6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #A9A6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a6ca; }
.text { color: #a9a6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 166 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a6ca, #bba6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A6CA?: #A9A6CA 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 #A9A6CA?: The RGB value is 169, 166, 202: 169 red, 166 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A6CA?: The complementary color is #C7CAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.