What color is #A493BA?

#A493BA 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 #A493BA?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 186: 164 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A493BA?

The complementary color is #A9BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A493BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A493BA color

#A493BA rgb(164, 147, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A493BA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 72.9% blue (164, 147, 186).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#A493BA color codes

HEX	`#A493BA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 13.95, -17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 22.73, 307.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.605, 32.305, 50.857)`
Decimal	`10785722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A493BA, 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 #A493BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A493BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #A493BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a493ba; }
.text { color: #a493ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a493ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a493ba, #b893ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A493BA?: #A493BA 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 #A493BA?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 186: 164 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A493BA?: The complementary color is #A9BA93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A493BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.