What color is #A26CA7?

#A26CA7 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 #A26CA7?

The RGB value is 162, 108, 167: 162 red, 108 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A26CA7?

The complementary color is #71A76C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A26CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A26CA7 color

#A26CA7 rgb(162, 108, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A26CA7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 42.4% green and 65.5% blue (162, 108, 167).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 25% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#A26CA7 color codes

HEX	`#A26CA7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 108, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 42.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 25%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 35%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, 31.52, -23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 39.04, 323.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.237, 21.197, 39.208)`
Decimal	`10644647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A26CA7, 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 #A26CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A26CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #A26CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a26ca7; }
.text { color: #a26ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a26ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 108 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a26ca7, #a76c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A26CA7?: #A26CA7 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 #A26CA7?: The RGB value is 162, 108, 167: 162 red, 108 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A26CA7?: The complementary color is #71A76C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A26CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.