What color is #A593A8?

#A593A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A593A8?

The RGB value is 165, 147, 168: 165 red, 147 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A593A8?

The complementary color is #96A893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A593A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A593A8 color

#A593A8 rgb(165, 147, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A593A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.6% green and 65.9% blue (165, 147, 168).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A593A8 color codes

HEX	`#A593A8`
RGB	`rgb(165, 147, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 10.58, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 13.6, 321.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.018, 31.694, 41.416)`
Decimal	`10851240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A593A8, 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 #A593A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A593A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A593A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a593a8; }
.text { color: #a593a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a593a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 147 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a593a8, #a893a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A593A8?: #A593A8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A593A8?: The RGB value is 165, 147, 168: 165 red, 147 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A593A8?: The complementary color is #96A893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A593A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.