What color is #A685B5?

#A685B5 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 #A685B5?

The RGB value is 166, 133, 181: 166 red, 133 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A685B5?

The complementary color is #94B585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A685B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A685B5 color

#A685B5 rgb(166, 133, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A685B5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.2% green and 71% blue (166, 133, 181).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#A685B5 color codes

HEX	`#A685B5`
RGB	`rgb(166, 133, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, 21.51, -20.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 29.68, 316.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.453, 28.219, 47.444)`
Decimal	`10913205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A685B5, 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 #A685B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A685B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #A685B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a685b5; }
.text { color: #a685b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a685b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 133 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a685b5, #b585ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A685B5?: #A685B5 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 #A685B5?: The RGB value is 166, 133, 181: 166 red, 133 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A685B5?: The complementary color is #94B585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A685B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.