What color is #A592AF?

#A592AF 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 #A592AF?

The RGB value is 165, 146, 175: 165 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A592AF?

The complementary color is #9CAF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A592AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A592AF color

#A592AF rgb(165, 146, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A592AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.3% green and 68.6% blue (165, 146, 175).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A592AF color codes

HEX	`#A592AF`
RGB	`rgb(165, 146, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 12.55, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 17.75, 314.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.533, 31.653, 44.892)`
Decimal	`10850991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A592AF, 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 #A592AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A592AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A592AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a592af; }
.text { color: #a592af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a592af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 146 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a592af, #af92aa); }

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Questions

What color is #A592AF?: #A592AF 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 #A592AF?: The RGB value is 165, 146, 175: 165 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A592AF?: The complementary color is #9CAF92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A592AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.