What color is #A290B8?

#A290B8 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 #A290B8?

The RGB value is 162, 144, 184: 162 red, 144 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A290B8?

The complementary color is #A6B890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A290B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A290B8 color

#A290B8 rgb(162, 144, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A290B8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.5% green and 72.2% blue (162, 144, 184).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% 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 7.22:1).

#A290B8 color codes

HEX	`#A290B8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 144, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 14.55, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 23.44, 308.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.524, 31.089, 49.573)`
Decimal	`10653880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A290B8, 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 #A290B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A290B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A290B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a290b8; }
.text { color: #a290b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a290b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 144 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a290b8, #b690b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A290B8?: #A290B8 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 #A290B8?: The RGB value is 162, 144, 184: 162 red, 144 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A290B8?: The complementary color is #A6B890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A290B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.