What color is #A686B2?

#A686B2 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 #A686B2?

The RGB value is 166, 134, 178: 166 red, 134 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A686B2?

The complementary color is #92B286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A686B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A686B2 color

#A686B2 rgb(166, 134, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A686B2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.5% green and 69.8% blue (166, 134, 178).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A686B2 color codes

HEX	`#A686B2`
RGB	`rgb(166, 134, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, 20.32, -18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 27.5, 317.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.286, 28.372, 45.886)`
Decimal	`10913458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A686B2, 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 #A686B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A686B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A686B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a686b2; }
.text { color: #a686b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a686b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 134 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a686b2, #b286a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A686B2?: #A686B2 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 #A686B2?: The RGB value is 166, 134, 178: 166 red, 134 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A686B2?: The complementary color is #92B286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A686B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.