#A494EA Hex Color

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#a494ea is a hex color. It can be described as pastel, cold, cool, purple, purplish, violet and lavender. It is a shade of purple, lavender. The hex code is #a494ea.

Questions about #a494ea

What is #a494ea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a494ea is rgb(164, 148, 234), in HSL hsl(251, 67%, 75%) and in CMYK 30%, 37%, 0%, 8%. Browse more shades of purple with names and hex codes.
Is #a494ea readable on white or black?
#a494ea has a 2.62:1 contrast ratio on white and 8.00:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.