What color is #A494BF?

#A494BF 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 #A494BF?

The RGB value is 164, 148, 191: 164 red, 148 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A494BF?

The complementary color is #AFBF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A494BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A494BF color

#A494BF rgb(164, 148, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A494BF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58% green and 74.9% blue (164, 148, 191).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#A494BF color codes

HEX	`#A494BF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 148, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 14.47, -20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 24.76, 305.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.302, 32.834, 53.758)`
Decimal	`10785983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A494BF, 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 #A494BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A494BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #A494BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a494bf; }
.text { color: #a494bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a494bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 148 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a494bf, #ba94bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A494BF?: #A494BF 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 #A494BF?: The RGB value is 164, 148, 191: 164 red, 148 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A494BF?: The complementary color is #AFBF94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A494BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.