What color is #A662FF?

#A662FF 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 #A662FF?

The RGB value is 166, 98, 255: 166 red, 98 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A662FF?

The complementary color is #BBFF62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A662FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A662FF color

#A662FF rgb(166, 98, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A662FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 38.4% green and 100% blue (166, 98, 255).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#A662FF color codes

HEX	`#A662FF`
RGB	`rgb(166, 98, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 38.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 62%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, 57.8, -68.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 89.39, 310.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.139, 24.062, 97.223)`
Decimal	`10904319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A662FF, 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 #A662FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A662FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #A662FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a662ff; }
.text { color: #a662ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a662ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 98 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a662ff, #f562ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #A662FF?: #A662FF 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 #A662FF?: The RGB value is 166, 98, 255: 166 red, 98 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A662FF?: The complementary color is #BBFF62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A662FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.