What color is #A096C0?

#A096C0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A096C0?

The RGB value is 160, 150, 192: 160 red, 150 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A096C0?

The complementary color is #B6C096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A096C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A096C0 color

#A096C0 rgb(160, 150, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A096C0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.8% green and 75.3% blue (160, 150, 192).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A096C0 color codes

HEX	`#A096C0`
RGB	`rgb(160, 150, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.24, 12.25, -20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.24, 23.77, 301.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.916, 33.092, 54.407)`
Decimal	`10524352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A096C0, 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 #A096C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A096C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #A096C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a096c0; }
.text { color: #a096c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a096c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 150 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a096c0, #b596c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A096C0?: #A096C0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A096C0?: The RGB value is 160, 150, 192: 160 red, 150 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A096C0?: The complementary color is #B6C096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A096C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.