What color is #A196CD?

#A196CD 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 #A196CD?

The RGB value is 161, 150, 205: 161 red, 150 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A196CD?

The complementary color is #C2CD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A196CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A196CD color

#A196CD rgb(161, 150, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A196CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.8% green and 80.4% blue (161, 150, 205).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 35% saturation and 70% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#A196CD color codes

HEX	`#A196CD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 150, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, 15.55, -26.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 30.95, 300.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.621, 33.797, 62.34)`
Decimal	`10589901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A196CD, 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 #A196CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A196CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #A196CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a196cd; }
.text { color: #a196cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a196cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 150 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a196cd, #bd96cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A196CD?: #A196CD 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 #A196CD?: The RGB value is 161, 150, 205: 161 red, 150 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A196CD?: The complementary color is #C2CD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A196CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.