What color is #A9A9C6?

#A9A9C6 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 #A9A9C6?

The RGB value is 169, 169, 198: 169 red, 169 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A9C6?

The complementary color is #C6C6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A9C6 color

#A9A9C6 rgb(169, 169, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A9C6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 66.3% green and 77.6% blue (169, 169, 198).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#A9A9C6 color codes

HEX	`#A9A9C6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 169, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 66.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.1, 5.89, -14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.1, 15.89, 291.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.741, 40.888, 59.161)`
Decimal	`11119046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A9C6, 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 #A9A9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #A9A9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a9c6; }
.text { color: #a9a9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 169 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a9c6, #b7a9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A9A9C6?: #A9A9C6 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 #A9A9C6?: The RGB value is 169, 169, 198: 169 red, 169 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A9C6?: The complementary color is #C6C6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.