What color is #A395DD?

#A395DD is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A395DD?

The RGB value is 163, 149, 221: 163 red, 149 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A395DD?

The complementary color is #CFDD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A395DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A395DD color

#A395DD rgb(163, 149, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A395DD is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.4% green and 86.7% blue (163, 149, 221).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#A395DD color codes

HEX	`#A395DD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 149, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 33%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 33%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 20.54, -34.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 40.39, 300.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.9, 34.501, 73.003)`
Decimal	`10720733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A395DD, 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 #A395DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A395DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #A395DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a395dd; }
.text { color: #a395dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a395dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 149 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a395dd, #c795dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A395DD?: #A395DD is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A395DD?: The RGB value is 163, 149, 221: 163 red, 149 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A395DD?: The complementary color is #CFDD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A395DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.