What color is #A493F4?

#A493F4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A493F4?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 244: 164 red, 147 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A493F4?

The complementary color is #E3F493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A493F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A493F4 color

#A493F4 rgb(164, 147, 244)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A493F4 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 95.7% blue (164, 147, 244).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 82% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#A493F4 color codes

HEX	`#A493F4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 82%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 40%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, 27.71, -46.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 54.11, 300.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.068, 35.291, 90.166)`
Decimal	`10785780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A493F4, 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 #A493F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A493F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #A493F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a493f4; }
.text { color: #a493f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a493f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a493f4, #d493f4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A493F4?: #A493F4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A493F4?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 244: 164 red, 147 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A493F4?: The complementary color is #E3F493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A493F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.