What color is #A13CBD?

#A13CBD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A13CBD?

The RGB value is 161, 60, 189: 161 red, 60 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A13CBD?

The complementary color is #58BD3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A13CBD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A13CBD color

#A13CBD rgb(161, 60, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A13CBD is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 23.5% green and 74.1% blue (161, 60, 189).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 52% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Magentleman (#AA22BB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#A13CBD color codes

HEX	`#A13CBD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 60, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 23.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 52%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 68%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 68%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.92, 59.89, -48.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.92, 77.28, 320.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.498, 14.484, 49.587)`
Decimal	`10566845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A13CBD, 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 #A13CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A13CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	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 #A13CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a13cbd; }
.text { color: #a13cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a13cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 60 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a13cbd, #bd3c98); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A13CBD?: #A13CBD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magentleman. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A13CBD?: The RGB value is 161, 60, 189: 161 red, 60 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A13CBD?: The complementary color is #58BD3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A13CBD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.