What color is #A36DA6?

#A36DA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A36DA6?

The RGB value is 163, 109, 166: 163 red, 109 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36DA6?

The complementary color is #70A66D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36DA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A36DA6 color

#A36DA6 rgb(163, 109, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A36DA6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 42.7% green and 65.1% blue (163, 109, 166).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#A36DA6 color codes

HEX	`#A36DA6`
RGB	`rgb(163, 109, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 42.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 34%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 31.09, -21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 38.07, 324.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.455, 21.478, 38.768)`
Decimal	`10710438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36DA6, 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 #A36DA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A36DA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #A36DA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36da6; }
.text { color: #a36da6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36da6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 109 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36da6, #a66d8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A36DA6?: #A36DA6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A36DA6?: The RGB value is 163, 109, 166: 163 red, 109 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36DA6?: The complementary color is #70A66D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36DA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.