What color is #A091DC?

#A091DC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A091DC?

The RGB value is 160, 145, 220: 160 red, 145 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A091DC?

The complementary color is #CDDC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A091DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A091DC color

#A091DC rgb(160, 145, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A091DC is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.9% green and 86.3% blue (160, 145, 220).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 52% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A091DC color codes

HEX	`#A091DC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 145, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 52%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 34%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 34%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 21.7, -36.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 42.24, 300.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.538, 32.891, 72.067)`
Decimal	`10523100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A091DC, 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 #A091DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A091DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A091DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a091dc; }
.text { color: #a091dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a091dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 145 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a091dc, #c591dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #A091DC?: #A091DC is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A091DC?: The RGB value is 160, 145, 220: 160 red, 145 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A091DC?: The complementary color is #CDDC91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A091DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.