What color is #A62D92?

#A62D92 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A62D92?

The RGB value is 166, 45, 146: 166 red, 45 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A62D92?

The complementary color is #2DA641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A62D92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A62D92 color

#A62D92 rgb(166, 45, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A62D92 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 17.6% green and 57.3% blue (166, 45, 146).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 57% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Excellency (#943589), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#A62D92 color codes

HEX	`#A62D92`
RGB	`rgb(166, 45, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 17.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 57%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 73%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.31, 59.27, -28.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.31, 65.95, 333.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.853, 12.061, 28.366)`
Decimal	`10890642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A62D92, 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 #A62D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A62D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #A62D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a62d92; }
.text { color: #a62d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a62d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 45 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a62d92, #a62d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A62D92?: #A62D92 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A62D92?: The RGB value is 166, 45, 146: 166 red, 45 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A62D92?: The complementary color is #2DA641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A62D92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.