What color is #A55AF4?

#A55AF4 is a light, vivid violet known as Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Orion Nebula?

The RGB value is 165, 90, 244: 165 red, 90 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Orion Nebula?

The complementary color is #A9F45A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A55AF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Orion Nebula color: hex code #A55AF4

#A55AF4 rgb(165, 90, 244)

Shades of purple

Orion Nebula has the hex code #A55AF4. It is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 35.3% green and 95.7% blue (165, 90, 244).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 88% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

Orion Nebula (#A55AF4) color codes

HEX	`#A55AF4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 90, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 35.3%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 88%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 63%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 63%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, 58.95, -65.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 88.34, 311.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.499, 21.843, 87.916)`
Decimal	`10836724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Orion Nebula, 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 #A55AF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A55AF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A55AF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a55af4; }
.text { color: #a55af4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a55af4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 90 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a55af4, #f25af4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

See #A55AF4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A55AF4?: #A55AF4 is a light, vivid violet known as Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Orion Nebula?: The RGB value is 165, 90, 244: 165 red, 90 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Orion Nebula?: The complementary color is #A9F45A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A55AF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.