What color is #A290BC?

#A290BC 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 #A290BC?

The RGB value is 162, 144, 188: 162 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A290BC?

The complementary color is #AABC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A290BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A290BC color

#A290BC rgb(162, 144, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A290BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.5% green and 73.7% blue (162, 144, 188).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A290BC color codes

HEX	`#A290BC`
RGB	`rgb(162, 144, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, 15.42, -20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 25.58, 307.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.949, 31.259, 51.812)`
Decimal	`10653884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A290BC, 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 #A290BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A290BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A290BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a290bc; }
.text { color: #a290bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a290bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 144 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a290bc, #b890bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A290BC?: #A290BC 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 #A290BC?: The RGB value is 162, 144, 188: 162 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A290BC?: The complementary color is #AABC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A290BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.