What color is #A866FF?

#A866FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A866FF?

The RGB value is 168, 102, 255: 168 red, 102 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A866FF?

The complementary color is #BDFF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A866FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A866FF color

#A866FF rgb(168, 102, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A866FF is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 40% green and 100% blue (168, 102, 255).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Orion Nebula (#A55AF4), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#A866FF color codes

HEX	`#A866FF`
RGB	`rgb(168, 102, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 40%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 60%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 56.19, -66.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 87.15, 310.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.945, 25.047, 97.371)`
Decimal	`11036415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A866FF, 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 #A866FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A866FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #A866FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a866ff; }
.text { color: #a866ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a866ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 102 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a866ff, #f566ff); }

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Questions

What color is #A866FF?: #A866FF is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A866FF?: The RGB value is 168, 102, 255: 168 red, 102 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A866FF?: The complementary color is #BDFF66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A866FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.