What color is #A264BA?

#A264BA is a desaturated magenta known as Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prickly Purple?

The RGB value is 162, 100, 186: 162 red, 100 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prickly Purple?

The complementary color is #7CBA64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A264BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prickly Purple color: hex code #A264BA

#A264BA rgb(162, 100, 186)

Shades of purple

Prickly Purple has the hex code #A264BA. It is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 39.2% green and 72.9% blue (162, 100, 186).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

Prickly Purple (#A264BA) color codes

HEX	`#A264BA`
RGB	`rgb(162, 100, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 39.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 46%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.22, 39.89, -35.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.22, 53.41, 318.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.319, 20.342, 48.879)`
Decimal	`10642618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prickly Purple, 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 #A264BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A264BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A264BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a264ba; }
.text { color: #a264ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a264ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 100 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a264ba, #ba64a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A264BA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A264BA?: #A264BA is a desaturated magenta known as Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prickly Purple?: The RGB value is 162, 100, 186: 162 red, 100 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prickly Purple?: The complementary color is #7CBA64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A264BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.