What color is #A25EFF?

#A25EFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A25EFF?

The RGB value is 162, 94, 255: 162 red, 94 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A25EFF?

The complementary color is #BBFF5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A25EFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A25EFF color

#A25EFF rgb(162, 94, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A25EFF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 36.9% green and 100% blue (162, 94, 255).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#A25EFF color codes

HEX	`#A25EFF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 94, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 36.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 63%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 63%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.98, 58.98, -70.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.98, 91.62, 310.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.949, 22.906, 97.063)`
Decimal	`10641151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A25EFF, 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 #A25EFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A25EFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A25EFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a25eff; }
.text { color: #a25eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a25eff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 94 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a25eff, #f35eff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #A25EFF?: #A25EFF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A25EFF?: The RGB value is 162, 94, 255: 162 red, 94 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A25EFF?: The complementary color is #BBFF5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A25EFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.