What color is #A285AD?

#A285AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A285AD?

The RGB value is 162, 133, 173: 162 red, 133 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A285AD?

The complementary color is #90AD85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A285AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A285AD color

#A285AD rgb(162, 133, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A285AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 52.2% green and 67.8% blue (162, 133, 173).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#A285AD color codes

HEX	`#A285AD`
RGB	`rgb(162, 133, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 52.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, 18.5, -16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 25.09, 317.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.83, 27.474, 43.206)`
Decimal	`10651053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A285AD, 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 #A285AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A285AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #A285AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a285ad; }
.text { color: #a285ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a285ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 133 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a285ad, #ad85a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A285AD?: #A285AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A285AD?: The RGB value is 162, 133, 173: 162 red, 133 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A285AD?: The complementary color is #90AD85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A285AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.