What color is #A499B7?

#A499B7 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 #A499B7?

The RGB value is 164, 153, 183: 164 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A499B7?

The complementary color is #ACB799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A499B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A499B7 color

#A499B7 rgb(164, 153, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A499B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60% green and 71.8% blue (164, 153, 183).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#A499B7 color codes

HEX	`#A499B7`
RGB	`rgb(164, 153, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, 9.92, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 17.23, 305.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.247, 34.094, 49.514)`
Decimal	`10787255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A499B7, 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 #A499B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A499B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #A499B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a499b7; }
.text { color: #a499b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a499b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 153 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a499b7, #b399b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A499B7?: #A499B7 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 #A499B7?: The RGB value is 164, 153, 183: 164 red, 153 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A499B7?: The complementary color is #ACB799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A499B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.