What color is #A195C0?

#A195C0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A195C0?

The RGB value is 161, 149, 192: 161 red, 149 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A195C0?

The complementary color is #B4C095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A195C0?

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.

#A195C0 color

#A195C0 rgb(161, 149, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A195C0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.4% green and 75.3% blue (161, 149, 192).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A195C0 color codes

HEX	`#A195C0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 149, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.06, 13.14, -20.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.06, 24.46, 302.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.958, 32.878, 54.363)`
Decimal	`10589632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A195C0, 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 #A195C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A195C0 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 #A195C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a195c0; }
.text { color: #a195c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a195c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 149 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a195c0, #b795c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A195C0?: #A195C0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A195C0?: The RGB value is 161, 149, 192: 161 red, 149 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A195C0?: The complementary color is #B4C095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A195C0?: 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.