What color is #A493CB?

#A493CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A493CB?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 203: 164 red, 147 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A493CB?

The complementary color is #BACB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A493CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A493CB color

#A493CB rgb(164, 147, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A493CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 79.6% blue (164, 147, 203).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#A493CB color codes

HEX	`#A493CB`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.22, 17.73, -26.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.22, 31.9, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.521, 33.072, 60.948)`
Decimal	`10785739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A493CB, 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 #A493CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A493CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A493CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a493cb; }
.text { color: #a493cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a493cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a493cb, #c093cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A493CB?: #A493CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A493CB?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 203: 164 red, 147 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A493CB?: The complementary color is #BACB93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A493CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.