What color is #A490C7?

#A490C7 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 #A490C7?

The RGB value is 164, 144, 199: 164 red, 144 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A490C7?

The complementary color is #B3C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A490C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A490C7 color

#A490C7 rgb(164, 144, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A490C7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.5% green and 78% blue (164, 144, 199).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 33% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A490C7 color codes

HEX	`#A490C7`
RGB	`rgb(164, 144, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 33%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, 18.52, -25.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 31.66, 305.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.59, 31.962, 58.316)`
Decimal	`10784967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A490C7, 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 #A490C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A490C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A490C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a490c7; }
.text { color: #a490c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a490c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 144 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a490c7, #c090c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A490C7?: #A490C7 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 #A490C7?: The RGB value is 164, 144, 199: 164 red, 144 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A490C7?: The complementary color is #B3C790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A490C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.