What color is #A51ACD?

#A51ACD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ferocious Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A51ACD?

The RGB value is 165, 26, 205: 165 red, 26 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A51ACD?

The complementary color is #42CD1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A51ACD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A51ACD color

#A51ACD rgb(165, 26, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A51ACD is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 10.2% green and 80.4% blue (165, 26, 205).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 77% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ferocious Fuchsia (#AA00CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#A51ACD color codes

HEX	`#A51ACD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 26, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 10.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 77%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 87%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 87%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.98, 74.05, -61.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.98, 96.09, 320.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.904, 13.147, 58.866)`
Decimal	`10820301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A51ACD, 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 #A51ACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A51ACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #A51ACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a51acd; }
.text { color: #a51acd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a51acd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 26 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a51acd, #cd1a9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A51ACD?: #A51ACD is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ferocious Fuchsia. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A51ACD?: The RGB value is 165, 26, 205: 165 red, 26 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A51ACD?: The complementary color is #42CD1A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A51ACD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.