What color is #A180CD?

#A180CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A180CD?

The RGB value is 161, 128, 205: 161 red, 128 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A180CD?

The complementary color is #ACCD80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A180CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A180CD color

#A180CD rgb(161, 128, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A180CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 50.2% green and 80.4% blue (161, 128, 205).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 44% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#A180CD color codes

HEX	`#A180CD`
RGB	`rgb(161, 128, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 50.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 38%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 38%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 28.11, -35.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 45.04, 308.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.434, 27.423, 61.278)`
Decimal	`10584269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A180CD, 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 #A180CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A180CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #A180CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a180cd; }
.text { color: #a180cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a180cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 128 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a180cd, #c880cd); }

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Questions

What color is #A180CD?: #A180CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A180CD?: The RGB value is 161, 128, 205: 161 red, 128 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A180CD?: The complementary color is #ACCD80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A180CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.