What color is #A694B8?

#A694B8 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 #A694B8?

The RGB value is 166, 148, 184: 166 red, 148 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A694B8?

The complementary color is #A6B894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A694B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A694B8 color

#A694B8 rgb(166, 148, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A694B8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58% green and 72.2% blue (166, 148, 184).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A694B8 color codes

HEX	`#A694B8`
RGB	`rgb(166, 148, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 20%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 13.63, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 21.21, 309.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.966, 32.748, 49.817)`
Decimal	`10917048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A694B8, 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 #A694B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A694B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A694B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a694b8; }
.text { color: #a694b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a694b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 148 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a694b8, #b894b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A694B8?: #A694B8 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 #A694B8?: The RGB value is 166, 148, 184: 166 red, 148 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A694B8?: The complementary color is #A6B894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A694B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.