What color is #A06BA6?

#A06BA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A06BA6?

The RGB value is 160, 107, 166: 160 red, 107 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A06BA6?

The complementary color is #71A66B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A06BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A06BA6 color

#A06BA6 rgb(160, 107, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A06BA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 42% green and 65.1% blue (160, 107, 166).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#A06BA6 color codes

HEX	`#A06BA6`
RGB	`rgb(160, 107, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 42%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 36%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 31.23, -23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 38.93, 323.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.637, 20.743, 38.67)`
Decimal	`10513318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A06BA6, 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 #A06BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A06BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #A06BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a06ba6; }
.text { color: #a06ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 107 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a06ba6, #a66b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A06BA6?: #A06BA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A06BA6?: The RGB value is 160, 107, 166: 160 red, 107 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A06BA6?: The complementary color is #71A66B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A06BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.