What color is #A311AF?

#A311AF is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A311AF?

The RGB value is 163, 17, 175: 163 red, 17 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A311AF?

The complementary color is #1DAF11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A311AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A311AF color

#A311AF rgb(163, 17, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A311AF is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 6.7% green and 68.6% blue (163, 17, 175).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 82% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magentle (#AA11AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A311AF color codes

HEX	`#A311AF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 17, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 6.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 82%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 90%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 90%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, 70.15, -48.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 85.21, 325.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.042, 11.284, 41.514)`
Decimal	`10686895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A311AF, 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 #A311AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A311AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	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 #A311AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a311af; }
.text { color: #a311af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a311af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 17 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a311af, #af116c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orchid.

Questions

What color is #A311AF?: #A311AF is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A311AF?: The RGB value is 163, 17, 175: 163 red, 17 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A311AF?: The complementary color is #1DAF11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A311AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.