What color is #A995D7?

#A995D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A995D7?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 215: 169 red, 149 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A995D7?

The complementary color is #C3D795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A995D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A995D7 color

#A995D7 rgb(169, 149, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A995D7 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 84.3% blue (169, 149, 215).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 45% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A995D7 color codes

HEX	`#A995D7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 45%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 31%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.62, 20.91, -31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.62, 37.4, 304)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.373, 34.836, 68.927)`
Decimal	`11113943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A995D7, 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 #A995D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A995D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A995D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a995d7; }
.text { color: #a995d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a995d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a995d7, #ca95d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A995D7?: #A995D7 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A995D7?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 215: 169 red, 149 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A995D7?: The complementary color is #C3D795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A995D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.