What color is #A46C9D?

#A46C9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A46C9D?

The RGB value is 164, 108, 157: 164 red, 108 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A46C9D?

The complementary color is #6CA473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A46C9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A46C9D color

#A46C9D rgb(164, 108, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A46C9D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 42.4% green and 61.6% blue (164, 108, 157).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#A46C9D color codes

HEX	`#A46C9D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 108, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 42.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, 30.25, -17.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 34.91, 330.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.758, 21.053, 34.546)`
Decimal	`10775709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A46C9D, 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 #A46C9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A46C9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #A46C9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a46c9d; }
.text { color: #a46c9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a46c9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 108 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a46c9d, #a46c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A46C9D?: #A46C9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A46C9D?: The RGB value is 164, 108, 157: 164 red, 108 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A46C9D?: The complementary color is #6CA473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A46C9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.