What color is #A86BC1?

#A86BC1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A86BC1?

The RGB value is 168, 107, 193: 168 red, 107 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A86BC1?

The complementary color is #84C16B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86BC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A86BC1 color

#A86BC1 rgb(168, 107, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A86BC1 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 42% green and 75.7% blue (168, 107, 193).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 41% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#A86BC1 color codes

HEX	`#A86BC1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 107, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 42%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 41%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 45%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 45%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, 39.32, -35.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 52.99, 317.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.03, 22.691, 53.187)`
Decimal	`11037633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A86BC1, 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 #A86BC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A86BC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #A86BC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86bc1; }
.text { color: #a86bc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86bc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 107 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86bc1, #c16baf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A86BC1?: #A86BC1 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A86BC1?: The RGB value is 168, 107, 193: 168 red, 107 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A86BC1?: The complementary color is #84C16B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86BC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.