What color is #A066A6?

#A066A6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A066A6?

The RGB value is 160, 102, 166: 160 red, 102 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A066A6?

The complementary color is #6CA666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A066A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A066A6 color

#A066A6 rgb(160, 102, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A066A6 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 40% green and 65.1% blue (160, 102, 166).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#A066A6 color codes

HEX	`#A066A6`
RGB	`rgb(160, 102, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 40%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 39%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, 34.04, -24.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 42.23, 323.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.131, 19.73, 38.501)`
Decimal	`10512038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A066A6, 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 #A066A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A066A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #A066A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a066a6; }
.text { color: #a066a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a066a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 102 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a066a6, #a6668c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A066A6?: #A066A6 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A066A6?: The RGB value is 160, 102, 166: 160 red, 102 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A066A6?: The complementary color is #6CA666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A066A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.