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#A89FBC Color

#A89FBC is rgb(168, 159, 188) in RGB, hsl(259, 18%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A89FBC
HEX#A89FBC
RGBrgb(168, 159, 188)
HSLhsl(259, 18%, 68%)
HSVhsv(259, 15%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.043 299.5)
LABlab(66.99% 7.65 -13.80)
LCHlch(66.99% 15.78 299.02)

What #A89FBC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A89FBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 5.94Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.33Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.89Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.33Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.48Manatee#979AAAΔE 8.71

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A89FBC Channel Values

How #A89FBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 159 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 18% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 15% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A89FBC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A89FBC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A89FBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A89FBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A89FBC
Complementary
#B3BC9F
Analogous
#9FA4BC
Analogous
#B79FBC
Triadic
#BCA89F
Triadic
#9FBCA8
Split comp.
#BCB79F
Split comp.
#A4BC9F

Tints & Shades of #A89FBC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3ABC4
#C0BACF
#CBC6D7
#D6D2E0
#E1DEE8
#EFEDF2

Shades

#9084A9
#776996
#62567B
#4A415D
#342E42
#1F1B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A89FBC.

How #A89FBC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A89FBC
Protanopia#A1A1BC
Protanomaly#A4A0BC
Deuteranopia#A2A2BC
Deuteranomaly#A4A1BC
Tritanopia#A4A3A3
Tritanomaly#A6A1AE
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A89FBC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a89fbc: #A89FBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A89FBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a89fbc': '#A89FBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.624, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a89fbc">#A89FBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A89FBC"

More Purple Colors

#A89FBC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A89FBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A89FBC?

#A89FBC is a light purple — rgb(168, 159, 188) in RGB and hsl(259, 18%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #A89FBC?

#A89FBC is rgb(168, 159, 188) — red 168, green 159, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A89FBC?

#A89FBC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 15%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A89FBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A89FBC scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A89FBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A89FBC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.67, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.