What color is #A62F9B?

#A62F9B is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A62F9B?

The RGB value is 166, 47, 155: 166 red, 47 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A62F9B?

The complementary color is #2FA63A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A62F9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A62F9B color

#A62F9B rgb(166, 47, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A62F9B is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 18.4% green and 60.8% blue (166, 47, 155).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 56% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#A62F9B color codes

HEX	`#A62F9B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 47, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 18.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 56%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 72%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.01, 59.97, -33.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.01, 68.58, 330.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.659, 12.508, 32.225)`
Decimal	`10891163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A62F9B, 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 #A62F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A62F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #A62F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a62f9b; }
.text { color: #a62f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a62f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 47 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a62f9b, #a62f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A62F9B?: #A62F9B is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A62F9B?: The RGB value is 166, 47, 155: 166 red, 47 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A62F9B?: The complementary color is #2FA63A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A62F9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.