What color is #A670BA?

#A670BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A670BA?

The RGB value is 166, 112, 186: 166 red, 112 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A670BA?

The complementary color is #84BA70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A670BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A670BA color

#A670BA rgb(166, 112, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A670BA is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 43.9% green and 72.9% blue (166, 112, 186).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#A670BA color codes

HEX	`#A670BA`
RGB	`rgb(166, 112, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 43.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.32, 34.46, -30.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.32, 46.11, 318.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.382, 23.241, 49.33)`
Decimal	`10907834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A670BA, 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 #A670BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A670BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #A670BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a670ba; }
.text { color: #a670ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a670ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 112 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a670ba, #ba70a9); }

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Questions

What color is #A670BA?: #A670BA is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A670BA?: The RGB value is 166, 112, 186: 166 red, 112 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A670BA?: The complementary color is #84BA70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A670BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.