What color is #A489B2?

#A489B2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A489B2?

The RGB value is 164, 137, 178: 164 red, 137 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A489B2?

The complementary color is #97B289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A489B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A489B2 color

#A489B2 rgb(164, 137, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A489B2 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 53.7% green and 69.8% blue (164, 137, 178).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A489B2 color codes

HEX	`#A489B2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 137, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 53.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 23%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, 17.93, -17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 25.2, 315.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.29, 28.999, 46.007)`
Decimal	`10783154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A489B2, 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 #A489B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A489B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A489B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a489b2; }
.text { color: #a489b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a489b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 137 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a489b2, #b289ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A489B2?: #A489B2 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A489B2?: The RGB value is 164, 137, 178: 164 red, 137 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A489B2?: The complementary color is #97B289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A489B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.