What color is #A295B8?

#A295B8 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 #A295B8?

The RGB value is 162, 149, 184: 162 red, 149 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A295B8?

The complementary color is #ABB895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A295B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A295B8 color

#A295B8 rgb(162, 149, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A295B8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58.4% green and 72.2% blue (162, 149, 184).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#A295B8 color codes

HEX	`#A295B8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 149, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 11.72, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 20.18, 305.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.298, 32.637, 49.831)`
Decimal	`10655160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A295B8, 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 #A295B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A295B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #A295B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a295b8; }
.text { color: #a295b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a295b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 149 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a295b8, #b395b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A295B8?: #A295B8 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 #A295B8?: The RGB value is 162, 149, 184: 162 red, 149 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A295B8?: The complementary color is #ABB895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A295B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.