What color is #A692C2?

#A692C2 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 #A692C2?

The RGB value is 166, 146, 194: 166 red, 146 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A692C2?

The complementary color is #AEC292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A692C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A692C2 color

#A692C2 rgb(166, 146, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A692C2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 57.3% green and 76.1% blue (166, 146, 194).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A692C2 color codes

HEX	`#A692C2`
RGB	`rgb(166, 146, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 57.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 16.91, -22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 27.83, 307.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.74, 32.56, 55.43)`
Decimal	`10916546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A692C2, 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 #A692C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A692C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A692C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a692c2; }
.text { color: #a692c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a692c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 146 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a692c2, #be92c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A692C2?: #A692C2 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 #A692C2?: The RGB value is 166, 146, 194: 166 red, 146 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A692C2?: The complementary color is #AEC292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A692C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.