What color is #A90ED5?

#A90ED5 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vibrant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A90ED5?

The RGB value is 169, 14, 213: 169 red, 14 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A90ED5?

The complementary color is #3AD50E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A90ED5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A90ED5 color

#A90ED5 rgb(169, 14, 213)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A90ED5 is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 5.5% green and 83.5% blue (169, 14, 213).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 88% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AD03DE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#A90ED5 color codes

HEX	`#A90ED5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 14, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 5.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 88%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 93%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 93%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 77.93, -64.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 101.38, 320.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.528, 13.554, 64.051)`
Decimal	`11079381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A90ED5, 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 #A90ED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A90ED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	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 #A90ED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a90ed5; }
.text { color: #a90ed5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a90ed5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 14 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a90ed5, #d50e9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A90ED5?: #A90ED5 is a vivid magenta, closest to the named color Vibrant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A90ED5?: The RGB value is 169, 14, 213: 169 red, 14 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A90ED5?: The complementary color is #3AD50E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A90ED5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.