What color is #A05DBA?

#A05DBA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A05DBA?

The RGB value is 160, 93, 186: 160 red, 93 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A05DBA?

The complementary color is #77BA5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A05DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A05DBA color

#A05DBA rgb(160, 93, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A05DBA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 36.5% green and 72.9% blue (160, 93, 186).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 40% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#A05DBA color codes

HEX	`#A05DBA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 93, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 36.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 40%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 50%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 50%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.51, 43.11, -38.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.51, 57.62, 318.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.273, 18.848, 48.646)`
Decimal	`10509754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A05DBA, 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 #A05DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A05DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #A05DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a05dba; }
.text { color: #a05dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a05dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 93 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a05dba, #ba5da5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A05DBA?: #A05DBA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A05DBA?: The RGB value is 160, 93, 186: 160 red, 93 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A05DBA?: The complementary color is #77BA5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A05DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.