What color is #A68FA9?

#A68FA9 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 #A68FA9?

The RGB value is 166, 143, 169: 166 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68FA9?

The complementary color is #92A98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68FA9 color

#A68FA9 rgb(166, 143, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A68FA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.1% green and 66.3% blue (166, 143, 169).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A68FA9 color codes

HEX	`#A68FA9`
RGB	`rgb(166, 143, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 13.39, -10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 16.99, 322)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.709, 30.617, 41.715)`
Decimal	`10915753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68FA9, 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 #A68FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A68FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #A68FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68fa9; }
.text { color: #a68fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 143 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68fa9, #a98f9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A68FA9?: #A68FA9 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 #A68FA9?: The RGB value is 166, 143, 169: 166 red, 143 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68FA9?: The complementary color is #92A98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.