What color is #A495D2?

#A495D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A495D2?

The RGB value is 164, 149, 210: 164 red, 149 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A495D2?

The complementary color is #C3D295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A495D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A495D2 color

#A495D2 rgb(164, 149, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A495D2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.4% green and 82.4% blue (164, 149, 210).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 40% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#A495D2 color codes

HEX	`#A495D2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 149, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 40%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 29%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 29%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, 18.22, -29.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 34.44, 301.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.687, 34.04, 65.545)`
Decimal	`10786258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A495D2, 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 #A495D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A495D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #A495D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a495d2; }
.text { color: #a495d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a495d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 149 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a495d2, #c395d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A495D2?: #A495D2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A495D2?: The RGB value is 164, 149, 210: 164 red, 149 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A495D2?: The complementary color is #C3D295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A495D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.