What color is #A985C4?

#A985C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A985C4?

The RGB value is 169, 133, 196: 169 red, 133 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A985C4?

The complementary color is #A0C485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A985C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A985C4 color

#A985C4 rgb(169, 133, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A985C4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 52.2% green and 76.9% blue (169, 133, 196).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#A985C4 color codes

HEX	`#A985C4`
RGB	`rgb(169, 133, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 52.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.95, 25.7, -27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.95, 37.7, 312.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.712, 29.196, 56.021)`
Decimal	`11109828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A985C4, 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 #A985C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A985C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #A985C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a985c4; }
.text { color: #a985c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a985c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 133 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a985c4, #c485c0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A985C4?: #A985C4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A985C4?: The RGB value is 169, 133, 196: 169 red, 133 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A985C4?: The complementary color is #A0C485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A985C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.