What color is #A49EDA?

#A49EDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49EDA?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 218: 164 red, 158 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49EDA?

The complementary color is #D4DA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49EDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49EDA color

#A49EDA rgb(164, 158, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A49EDA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 85.5% blue (164, 158, 218).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 45% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#A49EDA color codes

HEX	`#A49EDA`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 45%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 28%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.58, 15.02, -29.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.58, 33.25, 296.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.188, 37.408, 71.419)`
Decimal	`10788570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49EDA, 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 #A49EDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49EDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #A49EDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49eda; }
.text { color: #a49eda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49eda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49eda, #c29eda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A49EDA?: #A49EDA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49EDA?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 218: 164 red, 158 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49EDA?: The complementary color is #D4DA9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49EDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.