What color is #A995CB?

#A995CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A995CB?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 203: 169 red, 149 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A995CB?

The complementary color is #B7CB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A995CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A995CB color

#A995CB rgb(169, 149, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A995CB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 79.6% blue (169, 149, 203).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#A995CB color codes

HEX	`#A995CB`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 27%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, 18.18, -25.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 30.95, 305.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.887, 34.242, 61.102)`
Decimal	`11113931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A995CB, 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 #A995CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A995CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #A995CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a995cb; }
.text { color: #a995cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a995cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a995cb, #c495cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A995CB?: #A995CB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A995CB?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 203: 169 red, 149 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A995CB?: The complementary color is #B7CB95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A995CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.