What color is #A490C1?

#A490C1 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 #A490C1?

The RGB value is 164, 144, 193: 164 red, 144 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A490C1?

The complementary color is #ADC190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A490C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A490C1 color

#A490C1 rgb(164, 144, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A490C1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.5% green and 75.7% blue (164, 144, 193).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A490C1 color codes

HEX	`#A490C1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 144, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 17.18, -22.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 28.43, 307.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.907, 31.689, 54.719)`
Decimal	`10784961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A490C1, 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 #A490C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A490C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A490C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a490c1; }
.text { color: #a490c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a490c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 144 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a490c1, #bd90c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A490C1?: #A490C1 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 #A490C1?: The RGB value is 164, 144, 193: 164 red, 144 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A490C1?: The complementary color is #ADC190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A490C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.