What color is #A664BE?

#A664BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A664BE?

The RGB value is 166, 100, 190: 166 red, 100 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A664BE?

The complementary color is #7CBE64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A664BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A664BE color

#A664BE rgb(166, 100, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A664BE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 39.2% green and 74.5% blue (166, 100, 190).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 41% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#A664BE color codes

HEX	`#A664BE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 100, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 39.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 41%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 47%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 41.91, -36.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 55.74, 318.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.576, 20.94, 51.189)`
Decimal	`10904766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A664BE, 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 #A664BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A664BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #A664BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a664be; }
.text { color: #a664be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a664be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 100 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a664be, #be64a9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A664BE?: #A664BE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A664BE?: The RGB value is 166, 100, 190: 166 red, 100 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A664BE?: The complementary color is #7CBE64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A664BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.