Close to Ube
#A893EE
#A893EE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 57.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 254°, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A893EE.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.60:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A893EE as they’d see it.
#A893EE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A893EE
What color is #A893EE?
#A893EE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 57.6% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 254°, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A893EE in RGB?
#A893EE is rgb(168, 147, 238): 168 red, 147 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A893EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(29, 38, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A893EE?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A893EE?
Its complement #92AA4B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.