What color is #A095BA?

#A095BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A095BA?

The RGB value is 160, 149, 186: 160 red, 149 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A095BA?

The complementary color is #AFBA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A095BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A095BA color

#A095BA rgb(160, 149, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A095BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.4% green and 72.9% blue (160, 149, 186).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#A095BA color codes

HEX	`#A095BA`
RGB	`rgb(160, 149, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.77, 11.49, -17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.77, 21.12, 302.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.106, 32.514, 50.924)`
Decimal	`10524090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A095BA, 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 #A095BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A095BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #A095BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a095ba; }
.text { color: #a095ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a095ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 149 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a095ba, #b395ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A095BA?: #A095BA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A095BA?: The RGB value is 160, 149, 186: 160 red, 149 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A095BA?: The complementary color is #AFBA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A095BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.