What color is #A392C9?

#A392C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A392C9?

The RGB value is 163, 146, 201: 163 red, 146 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A392C9?

The complementary color is #B8C992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A392C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A392C9 color

#A392C9 rgb(163, 146, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A392C9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 57.3% green and 78.8% blue (163, 146, 201).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 34% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A392C9 color codes

HEX	`#A392C9`
RGB	`rgb(163, 146, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 57.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 34%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 27%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 17.52, -26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 31.39, 303.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.923, 32.561, 59.639)`
Decimal	`10719945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A392C9, 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 #A392C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A392C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A392C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a392c9; }
.text { color: #a392c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a392c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 146 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a392c9, #be92c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A392C9?: #A392C9 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A392C9?: The RGB value is 163, 146, 201: 163 red, 146 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A392C9?: The complementary color is #B8C992, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A392C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.