What color is #A63BD0?

#A63BD0 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Affair. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A63BD0?

The RGB value is 166, 59, 208: 166 red, 59 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A63BD0?

The complementary color is #65D03B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A63BD0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A63BD0 color

#A63BD0 rgb(166, 59, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A63BD0 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 23.1% green and 81.6% blue (166, 59, 208).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 61% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Affair (#AA44DD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#A63BD0 color codes

HEX	`#A63BD0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 59, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 23.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 61%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 72%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, 65.09, -56.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 86.49, 318.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.673, 15.79, 61.2)`
Decimal	`10894288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A63BD0, 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 #A63BD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A63BD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #A63BD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a63bd0; }
.text { color: #a63bd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a63bd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 59 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a63bd0, #d03bb0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A63BD0?: #A63BD0 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Affair. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A63BD0?: The RGB value is 166, 59, 208: 166 red, 59 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A63BD0?: The complementary color is #65D03B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A63BD0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.