What color is #A6849F?

#A6849F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6849F?

The RGB value is 166, 132, 159: 166 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6849F?

The complementary color is #84A68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6849F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6849F color

#A6849F rgb(166, 132, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A6849F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.8% green and 62.4% blue (166, 132, 159).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#A6849F color codes

HEX	`#A6849F`
RGB	`rgb(166, 132, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, 17.7, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 20.04, 332.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.235, 27.114, 36.435)`
Decimal	`10912927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6849F, 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 #A6849F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6849F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #A6849F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6849f; }
.text { color: #a6849f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6849f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 132 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6849f, #a6848e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6849F?: #A6849F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6849F?: The RGB value is 166, 132, 159: 166 red, 132 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6849F?: The complementary color is #84A68B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6849F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.