What color is #A9A7C8?

#A9A7C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A7C8?

The RGB value is 169, 167, 200: 169 red, 167 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A7C8?

The complementary color is #C6C8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A7C8 color

#A9A7C8 rgb(169, 167, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A7C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 65.5% green and 78.4% blue (169, 167, 200).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#A9A7C8 color codes

HEX	`#A9A7C8`
RGB	`rgb(169, 167, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 65.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.64, 7.43, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.64, 18.14, 294.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.604, 40.242, 60.261)`
Decimal	`11118536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A7C8, 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 #A9A7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #A9A7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a7c8; }
.text { color: #a9a7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 167 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a7c8, #b9a7c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A7C8?: #A9A7C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A7C8?: The RGB value is 169, 167, 200: 169 red, 167 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A7C8?: The complementary color is #C6C8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.