Close to Lavender Purple
#A789C6
#A789C6 is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 65.5% red, 53.7% green, and 77.6% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A789C6.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A789C6 as they’d see it.
#A789C6 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A789C6
What color is #A789C6?
#A789C6 is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 65.5% red, 53.7% green, and 77.6% blue. Its hue is 270°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A789C6 in RGB?
#A789C6 is rgb(167, 137, 198): 167 red, 137 green, and 198 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A789C6 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 31, 0, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A789C6?
PANTONE 2639 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A789C6?
Its complement #809F62 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.