What color is #A9AEF6?

#A9AEF6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9AEF6?

The RGB value is 169, 174, 246: 169 red, 174 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9AEF6?

The complementary color is #F6F1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9AEF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9AEF6 color

#A9AEF6 rgb(169, 174, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A9AEF6 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 68.2% green and 96.5% blue (169, 174, 246).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 81% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#A9AEF6 color codes

HEX	`#A9AEF6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 174, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 68.2%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 81%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 31%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 29%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, 14.35, -36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 39.09, 291.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.128, 45.36, 93.39)`
Decimal	`11120374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9AEF6, 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 #A9AEF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9AEF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #A9AEF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9aef6; }
.text { color: #a9aef6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9aef6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 174 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9aef6, #caa9f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #A9AEF6?: #A9AEF6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9AEF6?: The RGB value is 169, 174, 246: 169 red, 174 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9AEF6?: The complementary color is #F6F1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9AEF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.