What color is #A68DAE?

#A68DAE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68DAE?

The RGB value is 166, 141, 174: 166 red, 141 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68DAE?

The complementary color is #95AE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68DAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68DAE color

#A68DAE rgb(166, 141, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68DAE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 55.3% green and 68.2% blue (166, 141, 174).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#A68DAE color codes

HEX	`#A68DAE`
RGB	`rgb(166, 141, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 55.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 19%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.84, 15.52, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.84, 20.78, 318.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.89, 30.213, 44.135)`
Decimal	`10915246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68DAE, 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 #A68DAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A68DAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A68DAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68dae; }
.text { color: #a68dae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68dae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 141 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68dae, #ae8da5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68DAE?: #A68DAE is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68DAE?: The RGB value is 166, 141, 174: 166 red, 141 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68DAE?: The complementary color is #95AE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68DAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.