What color is #A790DA?

#A790DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A790DA?

The RGB value is 167, 144, 218: 167 red, 144 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A790DA?

The complementary color is #C3DA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A790DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A790DA color

#A790DA rgb(167, 144, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A790DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.5% green and 85.5% blue (167, 144, 218).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 50% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#A790DA color codes

HEX	`#A790DA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 144, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 50%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, 23.85, -34.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 42.08, 304.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.562, 33.224, 70.697)`
Decimal	`10981594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A790DA, 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 #A790DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A790DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #A790DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a790da; }
.text { color: #a790da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a790da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 144 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a790da, #cc90da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A790DA?: #A790DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A790DA?: The RGB value is 167, 144, 218: 167 red, 144 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A790DA?: The complementary color is #C3DA90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A790DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.