What color is #A18DD1?

#A18DD1 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 #A18DD1?

The RGB value is 161, 141, 209: 161 red, 141 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18DD1?

The complementary color is #BDD18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18DD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18DD1 color

#A18DD1 rgb(161, 141, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18DD1 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 55.3% green and 82% blue (161, 141, 209).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 42% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A18DD1 color codes

HEX	`#A18DD1`
RGB	`rgb(161, 141, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 55.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 42%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, 21.62, -32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 38.82, 303.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.729, 31.23, 64.455)`
Decimal	`10587601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18DD1, 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 #A18DD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A18DD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A18DD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18dd1; }
.text { color: #a18dd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18dd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 141 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18dd1, #c38dd1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A18DD1?: #A18DD1 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 #A18DD1?: The RGB value is 161, 141, 209: 161 red, 141 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18DD1?: The complementary color is #BDD18D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18DD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.