What color is #A58CEF?

#A58CEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58CEF?

The RGB value is 165, 140, 239: 165 red, 140 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58CEF?

The complementary color is #D6EF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58CEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58CEF color

#A58CEF rgb(165, 140, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A58CEF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.9% green and 93.7% blue (165, 140, 239).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#A58CEF color codes

HEX	`#A58CEF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 140, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 76%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 41%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.15, 30.68, -46.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.15, 55.79, 303.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.471, 32.987, 85.879)`
Decimal	`10849519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58CEF, 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 #A58CEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A58CEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #A58CEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58cef; }
.text { color: #a58cef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58cef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 140 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58cef, #d68cef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A58CEF?: #A58CEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58CEF?: The RGB value is 165, 140, 239: 165 red, 140 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58CEF?: The complementary color is #D6EF8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58CEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.