What color is #A090C5?

#A090C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A090C5?

The RGB value is 160, 144, 197: 160 red, 144 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A090C5?

The complementary color is #B5C590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A090C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A090C5 color

#A090C5 rgb(160, 144, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A090C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.5% green and 77.3% blue (160, 144, 197).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#A090C5 color codes

HEX	`#A090C5`
RGB	`rgb(160, 144, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 16.8, -25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 30.32, 303.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.546, 31.451, 57.063)`
Decimal	`10522821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A090C5, 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 #A090C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A090C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #A090C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a090c5; }
.text { color: #a090c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a090c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 144 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a090c5, #bb90c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A090C5?: #A090C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A090C5?: The RGB value is 160, 144, 197: 160 red, 144 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A090C5?: The complementary color is #B5C590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A090C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.