What color is #A491AD?

#A491AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A491AD?

The RGB value is 164, 145, 173: 164 red, 145 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A491AD?

The complementary color is #9AAD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A491AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A491AD color

#A491AD rgb(164, 145, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A491AD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.9% green and 67.8% blue (164, 145, 173).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#A491AD color codes

HEX	`#A491AD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 145, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 16%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, 12.36, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 17.26, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.977, 31.161, 43.804)`
Decimal	`10785197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A491AD, 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 #A491AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A491AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #A491AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a491ad; }
.text { color: #a491ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a491ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 145 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a491ad, #ad91a8); }

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Questions

What color is #A491AD?: #A491AD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A491AD?: The RGB value is 164, 145, 173: 164 red, 145 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A491AD?: The complementary color is #9AAD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A491AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.