What color is #A16EAA?

#A16EAA 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 #A16EAA?

The RGB value is 161, 110, 170: 161 red, 110 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16EAA?

The complementary color is #77AA6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16EAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16EAA color

#A16EAA rgb(161, 110, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A16EAA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 43.1% green and 66.7% blue (161, 110, 170).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#A16EAA color codes

HEX	`#A16EAA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 110, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 43.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 35%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 30.67, -24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 38.98, 321.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.529, 21.632, 40.748)`
Decimal	`10579626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16EAA, 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 #A16EAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A16EAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #A16EAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16eaa; }
.text { color: #a16eaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16eaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 110 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16eaa, #aa6e95); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A16EAA?: #A16EAA 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 #A16EAA?: The RGB value is 161, 110, 170: 161 red, 110 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16EAA?: The complementary color is #77AA6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16EAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.