What color is #A492BD?

#A492BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A492BD?

The RGB value is 164, 146, 189: 164 red, 146 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A492BD?

The complementary color is #ABBD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A492BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A492BD color

#A492BD rgb(164, 146, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A492BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.3% green and 74.1% blue (164, 146, 189).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#A492BD color codes

HEX	`#A492BD`
RGB	`rgb(164, 146, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, 15.17, -19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 24.99, 307.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.772, 32.124, 52.503)`
Decimal	`10785469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A492BD, 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 #A492BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A492BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #A492BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a492bd; }
.text { color: #a492bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a492bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 146 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a492bd, #ba92bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A492BD?: #A492BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A492BD?: The RGB value is 164, 146, 189: 164 red, 146 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A492BD?: The complementary color is #ABBD92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A492BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.