What color is #A493AA?

#A493AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A493AA?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 170: 164 red, 147 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A493AA?

The complementary color is #99AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A493AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A493AA color

#A493AA rgb(164, 147, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A493AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 66.7% blue (164, 147, 170).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A493AA color codes

HEX	`#A493AA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.06, 10.63, -9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.06, 14.41, 317.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.998, 31.663, 42.396)`
Decimal	`10785706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A493AA, 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 #A493AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A493AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A493AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a493aa; }
.text { color: #a493aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a493aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a493aa, #aa93a4); }

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Questions

What color is #A493AA?: #A493AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A493AA?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 170: 164 red, 147 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A493AA?: The complementary color is #99AA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A493AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.