What color is #A091BE?

#A091BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A091BE?

The RGB value is 160, 145, 190: 160 red, 145 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A091BE?

The complementary color is #AFBE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A091BE?

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.

#A091BE color

#A091BE rgb(160, 145, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A091BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.9% green and 74.5% blue (160, 145, 190).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A091BE color codes

HEX	`#A091BE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 145, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, 14.64, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 25.86, 304.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.915, 31.442, 52.987)`
Decimal	`10523070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A091BE, 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 #A091BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A091BE 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 #A091BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a091be; }
.text { color: #a091be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a091be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 145 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a091be, #b691be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A091BE?: #A091BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A091BE?: The RGB value is 160, 145, 190: 160 red, 145 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A091BE?: The complementary color is #AFBE91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A091BE?: 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.