What color is #A595C4?

#A595C4 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 #A595C4?

The RGB value is 165, 149, 196: 165 red, 149 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A595C4?

The complementary color is #B4C495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A595C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A595C4 color

#A595C4 rgb(165, 149, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A595C4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.4% green and 76.9% blue (165, 149, 196).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#A595C4 color codes

HEX	`#A595C4`
RGB	`rgb(165, 149, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, 15.33, -22.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 26.89, 304.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.226, 33.48, 56.768)`
Decimal	`10851780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A595C4, 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 #A595C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A595C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #A595C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a595c4; }
.text { color: #a595c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a595c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 149 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a595c4, #bc95c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A595C4?: #A595C4 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 #A595C4?: The RGB value is 165, 149, 196: 165 red, 149 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A595C4?: The complementary color is #B4C495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A595C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.