What color is #A995B7?

#A995B7 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 #A995B7?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 183: 169 red, 149 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A995B7?

The complementary color is #A3B795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A995B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A995B7 color

#A995B7 rgb(169, 149, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A995B7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 71.8% blue (169, 149, 183).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#A995B7 color codes

HEX	`#A995B7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.44, 13.87, -14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.44, 20.38, 312.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.655, 33.349, 49.349)`
Decimal	`11113911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A995B7, 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 #A995B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A995B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #A995B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a995b7; }
.text { color: #a995b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a995b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a995b7, #b795b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A995B7?: #A995B7 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 #A995B7?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 183: 169 red, 149 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A995B7?: The complementary color is #A3B795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A995B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.