What color is #A365F3?

#A365F3 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A365F3?

The RGB value is 163, 101, 243: 163 red, 101 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A365F3?

The complementary color is #B5F365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A365F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A365F3 color

#A365F3 rgb(163, 101, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A365F3 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 39.6% green and 95.3% blue (163, 101, 243).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 86% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#A365F3 color codes

HEX	`#A365F3`
RGB	`rgb(163, 101, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 39.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 86%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 58%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 58%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, 52.7, -62.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 81.65, 310.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.932, 23.565, 87.432)`
Decimal	`10708467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A365F3, 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 #A365F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A365F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #A365F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a365f3; }
.text { color: #a365f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a365f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 101 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a365f3, #ea65f3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A365F3?: #A365F3 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A365F3?: The RGB value is 163, 101, 243: 163 red, 101 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A365F3?: The complementary color is #B5F365, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A365F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.