What color is #A894B4?

#A894B4 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 #A894B4?

The RGB value is 168, 148, 180: 168 red, 148 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A894B4?

The complementary color is #A0B494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A894B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A894B4 color

#A894B4 rgb(168, 148, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A894B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58% green and 70.6% blue (168, 148, 180).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#A894B4 color codes

HEX	`#A894B4`
RGB	`rgb(168, 148, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 13.48, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 19.38, 314.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.975, 32.8, 47.66)`
Decimal	`11048116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A894B4, 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 #A894B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A894B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #A894B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a894b4; }
.text { color: #a894b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a894b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 148 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a894b4, #b494b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A894B4?: #A894B4 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 #A894B4?: The RGB value is 168, 148, 180: 168 red, 148 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A894B4?: The complementary color is #A0B494, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A894B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.