What color is #A190BA?

#A190BA 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 #A190BA?

The RGB value is 161, 144, 186: 161 red, 144 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A190BA?

The complementary color is #A9BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A190BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A190BA color

#A190BA rgb(161, 144, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A190BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.5% green and 72.9% blue (161, 144, 186).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#A190BA color codes

HEX	`#A190BA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 144, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, 14.66, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 24.42, 306.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.532, 31.069, 50.675)`
Decimal	`10588346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A190BA, 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 #A190BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A190BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #A190BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a190ba; }
.text { color: #a190ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a190ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 144 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a190ba, #b690ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A190BA?: #A190BA 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 #A190BA?: The RGB value is 161, 144, 186: 161 red, 144 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A190BA?: The complementary color is #A9BA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A190BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.