Close to Ube
#A992EE
#A992EE is a light, rich purple, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 66.3% red, 57.3% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 73% saturation and 75% 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 #A992EE.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.61:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.03:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.61:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.03:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A992EE as they’d see it.
#A992EE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A992EE
What color is #A992EE?
#A992EE is a light, rich purple, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 66.3% red, 57.3% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 73% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A992EE in RGB?
#A992EE is rgb(169, 146, 238): 169 red, 146 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A992EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(29, 39, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A992EE?
PANTONE 272 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A992EE?
Its complement #90AA4A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.