What color is #A593C4?

#A593C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A593C4?

The RGB value is 165, 147, 196: 165 red, 147 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A593C4?

The complementary color is #B2C493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A593C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A593C4 color

#A593C4 rgb(165, 147, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A593C4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.6% green and 76.9% blue (165, 147, 196).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#A593C4 color codes

HEX	`#A593C4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 147, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, 16.47, -22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 28.18, 305.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.913, 32.852, 56.663)`
Decimal	`10851268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A593C4, 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 #A593C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A593C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #A593C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a593c4; }
.text { color: #a593c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a593c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 147 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a593c4, #be93c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A593C4?: #A593C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A593C4?: The RGB value is 165, 147, 196: 165 red, 147 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A593C4?: The complementary color is #B2C493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A593C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.