Close to Lavender Purple
#A490CD
#A490CD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 56.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A490CD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.45:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.45:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A490CD as they’d see it.
#A490CD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A490CD
What color is #A490CD?
#A490CD is a light, muted purple, close to the color Lavender Purple. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 56.5% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 260°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A490CD in RGB?
#A490CD is rgb(164, 144, 205): 164 red, 144 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A490CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 30, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A490CD?
PANTONE 2638 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A490CD?
Its complement #8DA264 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.