What color is #A495AA?

#A495AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A495AA?

The RGB value is 164, 149, 170: 164 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A495AA?

The complementary color is #9BAA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A495AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A495AA color

#A495AA rgb(164, 149, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A495AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.4% green and 66.7% blue (164, 149, 170).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A495AA color codes

HEX	`#A495AA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 149, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, 9.5, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 13.05, 316.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.312, 32.29, 42.5)`
Decimal	`10786218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A495AA, 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 #A495AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A495AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #A495AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a495aa; }
.text { color: #a495aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a495aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 149 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a495aa, #aa95a5); }

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Questions

What color is #A495AA?: #A495AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A495AA?: The RGB value is 164, 149, 170: 164 red, 149 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A495AA?: The complementary color is #9BAA95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A495AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.