What color is #A651BE?

#A651BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A651BE?

The RGB value is 166, 81, 190: 166 red, 81 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A651BE?

The complementary color is #69BE51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A651BE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A651BE color

#A651BE rgb(166, 81, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A651BE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 31.8% green and 74.5% blue (166, 81, 190).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 46% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#A651BE color codes

HEX	`#A651BE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 81, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 31.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 46%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 57%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 57%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, 51.75, -42.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 67.06, 320.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.961, 17.711, 50.651)`
Decimal	`10899902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A651BE, 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 #A651BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A651BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #A651BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a651be; }
.text { color: #a651be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a651be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 81 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a651be, #be519f); }

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Questions

What color is #A651BE?: #A651BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A651BE?: The RGB value is 166, 81, 190: 166 red, 81 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A651BE?: The complementary color is #69BE51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A651BE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.