What color is #A65CEE?

#A65CEE is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A65CEE?

The RGB value is 166, 92, 238: 166 red, 92 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A65CEE?

The complementary color is #A4EE5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A65CEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A65CEE color

#A65CEE rgb(166, 92, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A65CEE is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 36.1% green and 93.3% blue (166, 92, 238).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 81% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#A65CEE color codes

HEX	`#A65CEE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 92, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 36.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 81%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 61%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 61%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, 56.78, -62.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 84.28, 312.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.982, 21.934, 83.263)`
Decimal	`10902766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A65CEE, 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 #A65CEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A65CEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #A65CEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a65cee; }
.text { color: #a65cee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a65cee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 92 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a65cee, #ee5ced); }

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Questions

What color is #A65CEE?: #A65CEE is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A65CEE?: The RGB value is 166, 92, 238: 166 red, 92 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A65CEE?: The complementary color is #A4EE5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A65CEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.