What color is #A495B2?

#A495B2 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 #A495B2?

The RGB value is 164, 149, 178: 164 red, 149 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A495B2?

The complementary color is #A3B295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A495B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A495B2 color

#A495B2 rgb(164, 149, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A495B2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.4% green and 69.8% blue (164, 149, 178).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#A495B2 color codes

HEX	`#A495B2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 149, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, 11.13, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 17.17, 310.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.092, 32.602, 46.608)`
Decimal	`10786226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A495B2, 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 #A495B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A495B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A495B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a495b2; }
.text { color: #a495b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a495b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 149 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a495b2, #b295b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A495B2?: #A495B2 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 #A495B2?: The RGB value is 164, 149, 178: 164 red, 149 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A495B2?: The complementary color is #A3B295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A495B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.