What color is #A80098?

#A80098 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A80098?

The RGB value is 168, 0, 152: 168 red, 0 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A80098?

The complementary color is #00A810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A80098?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A80098 color

#A80098 rgb(168, 0, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A80098 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 0% green and 59.6% blue (168, 0, 152).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Magentle (#AA11AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#A80098 color codes

HEX	`#A80098`
RGB	`rgb(168, 0, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 0%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.89, 69.55, -36.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.89, 78.48, 332.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.816, 10.594, 30.596)`
Decimal	`11010200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A80098, 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 #A80098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A80098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	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 #A80098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a80098; }
.text { color: #a80098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a80098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 0 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a80098, #a80044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Magenta.

Questions

What color is #A80098?: #A80098 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Magentle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A80098?: The RGB value is 168, 0, 152: 168 red, 0 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A80098?: The complementary color is #00A810, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A80098?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.