What color is #A68BA1?

#A68BA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68BA1?

The RGB value is 166, 139, 161: 166 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68BA1?

The complementary color is #8BA690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68BA1 color

#A68BA1 rgb(166, 139, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68BA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.5% green and 63.1% blue (166, 139, 161).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#A68BA1 color codes

HEX	`#A68BA1`
RGB	`rgb(166, 139, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.91, 14.1, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.91, 16.12, 331.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.391, 29.146, 37.683)`
Decimal	`10914721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68BA1, 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 #A68BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #A68BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68ba1; }
.text { color: #a68ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 139 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68ba1, #a68b93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68BA1?: #A68BA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68BA1?: The RGB value is 166, 139, 161: 166 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68BA1?: The complementary color is #8BA690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.