What color is #A95EAA?

#A95EAA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A95EAA?

The RGB value is 169, 94, 170: 169 red, 94 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A95EAA?

The complementary color is #5FAA5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A95EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A95EAA color

#A95EAA rgb(169, 94, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A95EAA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 36.9% green and 66.7% blue (169, 94, 170).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#A95EAA color codes

HEX	`#A95EAA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 94, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 36.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 45%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 42.01, -27.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 50.45, 326.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.62, 19.344, 40.301)`
Decimal	`11099818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A95EAA, 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 #A95EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A95EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	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 #A95EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a95eaa; }
.text { color: #a95eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a95eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 94 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a95eaa, #aa5e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #A95EAA?: #A95EAA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A95EAA?: The RGB value is 169, 94, 170: 169 red, 94 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A95EAA?: The complementary color is #5FAA5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A95EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.