What color is #A090B8?

#A090B8 is a light, grayish violet known as Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wizard’s Brew?

The RGB value is 160, 144, 184: 160 red, 144 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wizard’s Brew?

The complementary color is #A8B890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A090B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wizard’s Brew color: hex code #A090B8

#A090B8 rgb(160, 144, 184)

Shades of purple

Wizard’s Brew has the hex code #A090B8. It is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.5% green and 72.2% blue (160, 144, 184).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8) color codes

HEX	`#A090B8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 144, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, 13.89, -18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 23.26, 306.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.121, 30.881, 49.554)`
Decimal	`10522808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wizard’s Brew, 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 #A090B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A090B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A090B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a090b8; }
.text { color: #a090b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a090b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 144 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a090b8, #b490b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

See #A090B8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A090B8?: #A090B8 is a light, grayish violet known as Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wizard’s Brew?: The RGB value is 160, 144, 184: 160 red, 144 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wizard’s Brew?: The complementary color is #A8B890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A090B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.