What color is #A493AF?

#A493AF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A493AF?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 175: 164 red, 147 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A493AF?

The complementary color is #9EAF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A493AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A493AF color

#A493AF rgb(164, 147, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A493AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 68.6% blue (164, 147, 175).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#A493AF color codes

HEX	`#A493AF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, 11.64, -12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 16.94, 313.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.48, 31.855, 44.934)`
Decimal	`10785711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A493AF, 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 #A493AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A493AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #A493AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a493af; }
.text { color: #a493af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a493af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a493af, #af93ac); }

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Questions

What color is #A493AF?: #A493AF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A493AF?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 175: 164 red, 147 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A493AF?: The complementary color is #9EAF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A493AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.