What color is #A294AB?

#A294AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A294AB?

The RGB value is 162, 148, 171: 162 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A294AB?

The complementary color is #9DAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A294AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A294AB color

#A294AB rgb(162, 148, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A294AB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58% green and 67.1% blue (162, 148, 171).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A294AB color codes

HEX	`#A294AB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 148, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 9.56, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 13.94, 313.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.84, 31.802, 42.928)`
Decimal	`10654891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A294AB, 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 #A294AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A294AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A294AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a294ab; }
.text { color: #a294ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a294ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 148 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a294ab, #ab94a9); }

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Questions

What color is #A294AB?: #A294AB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A294AB?: The RGB value is 162, 148, 171: 162 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A294AB?: The complementary color is #9DAB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A294AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.