What color is #A186BF?

#A186BF 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 #A186BF?

The RGB value is 161, 134, 191: 161 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A186BF?

The complementary color is #A4BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A186BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A186BF color

#A186BF rgb(161, 134, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A186BF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.5% green and 74.9% blue (161, 134, 191).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#A186BF color codes

HEX	`#A186BF`
RGB	`rgb(161, 134, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, 21.47, -25.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 33.66, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.625, 28.389, 53.041)`
Decimal	`10585791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A186BF, 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 #A186BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A186BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #A186BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a186bf; }
.text { color: #a186bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a186bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 134 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a186bf, #bd86bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A186BF?: #A186BF 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 #A186BF?: The RGB value is 161, 134, 191: 161 red, 134 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A186BF?: The complementary color is #A4BF86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A186BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.