What color is #A295AF?

#A295AF 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 #A295AF?

The RGB value is 162, 149, 175: 162 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A295AF?

The complementary color is #A2AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A295AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A295AF color

#A295AF rgb(162, 149, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A295AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58.4% green and 68.6% blue (162, 149, 175).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A295AF color codes

HEX	`#A295AF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 149, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 9.82, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 15.36, 309.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.384, 32.272, 45.019)`
Decimal	`10655151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A295AF, 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 #A295AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A295AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A295AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a295af; }
.text { color: #a295af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a295af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 149 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a295af, #af95af); }

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Questions

What color is #A295AF?: #A295AF 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 #A295AF?: The RGB value is 162, 149, 175: 162 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A295AF?: The complementary color is #A2AF95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A295AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.