Close to Pastel Purple
#A494AE
#A494AE is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 58% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 14% saturation and 63% 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 #A494AE.
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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2.83:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.43:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A494AE as they’d see it.
#A494AE 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 #A494AE
What color is #A494AE?
#A494AE is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 64.3% red, 58% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A494AE in RGB?
#A494AE is rgb(164, 148, 174): 164 red, 148 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A494AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 15, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A494AE?
PANTONE 2646 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A494AE?
Its complement #8F9F85 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.