What color is #A163B9?

#A163B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A163B9?

The RGB value is 161, 99, 185: 161 red, 99 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A163B9?

The complementary color is #7BB963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A163B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A163B9 color

#A163B9 rgb(161, 99, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A163B9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 38.8% green and 72.5% blue (161, 99, 185).

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.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#A163B9 color codes

HEX	`#A163B9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 99, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 38.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 46%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.84, 39.93, -35.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.84, 53.46, 318.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.915, 20.004, 48.28)`
Decimal	`10576825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A163B9, 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 #A163B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A163B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #A163B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a163b9; }
.text { color: #a163b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a163b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 99 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a163b9, #b963a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A163B9?: #A163B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A163B9?: The RGB value is 161, 99, 185: 161 red, 99 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A163B9?: The complementary color is #7BB963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A163B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.