What color is #A260A7?

#A260A7 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 #A260A7?

The RGB value is 162, 96, 167: 162 red, 96 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A260A7?

The complementary color is #65A760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A260A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A260A7 color

#A260A7 rgb(162, 96, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A260A7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 37.6% green and 65.5% blue (162, 96, 167).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 29% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#A260A7 color codes

HEX	`#A260A7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 96, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 37.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 29%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 43%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, 38.19, -27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 46.86, 324.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.058, 18.838, 38.815)`
Decimal	`10641575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A260A7, 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 #A260A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A260A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #A260A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a260a7; }
.text { color: #a260a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a260a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 96 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a260a7, #a76089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Amethyst.

Questions

What color is #A260A7?: #A260A7 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 #A260A7?: The RGB value is 162, 96, 167: 162 red, 96 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A260A7?: The complementary color is #65A760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A260A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.