What color is #A9A9CC?

#A9A9CC 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 #A9A9CC?

The RGB value is 169, 169, 204: 169 red, 169 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A9CC?

The complementary color is #CCCCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A9CC color

#A9A9CC rgb(169, 169, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9A9CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 66.3% green and 80% blue (169, 169, 204).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 9.23:1).

#A9A9CC color codes

HEX	`#A9A9CC`
RGB	`rgb(169, 169, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 66.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 17%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, 7.2, -17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 19.17, 292.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.447, 41.17, 62.878)`
Decimal	`11119052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A9CC, 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 #A9A9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #A9A9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a9cc; }
.text { color: #a9a9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 169 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a9cc, #bba9cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9A9CC?: #A9A9CC 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 #A9A9CC?: The RGB value is 169, 169, 204: 169 red, 169 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A9CC?: The complementary color is #CCCCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.