What color is #A9ACCD?

#A9ACCD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9ACCD?

The RGB value is 169, 172, 205: 169 red, 172 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9ACCD?

The complementary color is #CDCAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9ACCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9ACCD color

#A9ACCD rgb(169, 172, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9ACCD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 67.5% green and 80.4% blue (169, 172, 205).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#A9ACCD color codes

HEX	`#A9ACCD`
RGB	`rgb(169, 172, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 67.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 5.76, -17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 18.03, 288.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.132, 42.347, 63.7)`
Decimal	`11119821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9ACCD, 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 #A9ACCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9ACCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #A9ACCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9accd; }
.text { color: #a9accd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9accd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 172 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9accd, #b8a9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9ACCD?: #A9ACCD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9ACCD?: The RGB value is 169, 172, 205: 169 red, 172 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9ACCD?: The complementary color is #CDCAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9ACCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.