What color is #A094CB?

#A094CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A094CB?

The RGB value is 160, 148, 203: 160 red, 148 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A094CB?

The complementary color is #BFCB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A094CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A094CB color

#A094CB rgb(160, 148, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A094CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58% green and 79.6% blue (160, 148, 203).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#A094CB color codes

HEX	`#A094CB`
RGB	`rgb(160, 148, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.13, 15.91, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.13, 31.06, 300.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.864, 32.965, 60.962)`
Decimal	`10523851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A094CB, 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 #A094CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A094CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #A094CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a094cb; }
.text { color: #a094cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a094cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 148 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a094cb, #bb94cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A094CB?: #A094CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A094CB?: The RGB value is 160, 148, 203: 160 red, 148 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A094CB?: The complementary color is #BFCB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A094CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.