What color is #A684AD?

#A684AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A684AD?

The RGB value is 166, 132, 173: 166 red, 132 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A684AD?

The complementary color is #8BAD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A684AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A684AD color

#A684AD rgb(166, 132, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A684AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 51.8% green and 67.8% blue (166, 132, 173).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#A684AD color codes

HEX	`#A684AD`
RGB	`rgb(166, 132, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 51.8%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 24%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, 20.43, -16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 26.39, 320.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.519, 27.627, 43.199)`
Decimal	`10912941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A684AD, 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 #A684AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A684AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #A684AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a684ad; }
.text { color: #a684ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a684ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 132 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a684ad, #ad84a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A684AD?: #A684AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A684AD?: The RGB value is 166, 132, 173: 166 red, 132 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A684AD?: The complementary color is #8BAD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A684AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.