Information about #A69BB2 color

#A69BB2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A69BB2 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 155, 178) — 65.1% red, 60.8% green, 69.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 9 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted blue-purple violet, #A69BB2 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vision (#A09BB2). Slightly further away sit Marionette (#AB94B3) and Logan (#9D9CB4).

The recipe behind #A69BB2 is rgb(166, 155, 178), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #A69BB2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A69BB2 color variations

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#A69BB2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A69BB2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A69BB2
  • RGB166, 155, 178
  • CMYK5, 9, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(166, 155, 178)
  • HSL269°, 13%, 65%
  • HSL Precise268.696°, 12.994%, 65.294%
  • HSV269°, 13%, 70%
  • HSB269°, 13%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.608, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.608, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.608, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA69BB2
  • DECIMAL ID10918834
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01