What color is #A085AC?

#A085AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A085AC?

The RGB value is 160, 133, 172: 160 red, 133 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A085AC?

The complementary color is #91AC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A085AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A085AC color

#A085AC rgb(160, 133, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A085AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 52.2% green and 67.5% blue (160, 133, 172).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A085AC color codes

HEX	`#A085AC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 133, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 52.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 17.61, -16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 24.29, 316.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.33, 27.228, 42.679)`
Decimal	`10519980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A085AC, 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 #A085AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A085AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A085AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a085ac; }
.text { color: #a085ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a085ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 133 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a085ac, #ac85a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A085AC?: #A085AC is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A085AC?: The RGB value is 160, 133, 172: 160 red, 133 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A085AC?: The complementary color is #91AC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A085AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.