What color is #A590B0?

#A590B0 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 #A590B0?

The RGB value is 165, 144, 176: 165 red, 144 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A590B0?

The complementary color is #9BB090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A590B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A590B0 color

#A590B0 rgb(165, 144, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A590B0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.5% green and 69% blue (165, 144, 176).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A590B0 color codes

HEX	`#A590B0`
RGB	`rgb(165, 144, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 13.88, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 19.6, 315.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.326, 31.081, 45.309)`
Decimal	`10850480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A590B0, 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 #A590B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A590B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A590B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a590b0; }
.text { color: #a590b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a590b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 144 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a590b0, #b090ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A590B0?: #A590B0 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 #A590B0?: The RGB value is 165, 144, 176: 165 red, 144 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A590B0?: The complementary color is #9BB090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A590B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.