What color is #A86FA2?

#A86FA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A86FA2?

The RGB value is 168, 111, 162: 168 red, 111 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A86FA2?

The complementary color is #6FA875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A86FA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A86FA2 color

#A86FA2 rgb(168, 111, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A86FA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 43.5% green and 63.5% blue (168, 111, 162).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#A86FA2 color codes

HEX	`#A86FA2`
RGB	`rgb(168, 111, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 43.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, 30.87, -18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 35.86, 329.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.354, 22.304, 36.987)`
Decimal	`11038626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A86FA2, 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 #A86FA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A86FA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #A86FA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a86fa2; }
.text { color: #a86fa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a86fa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 111 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a86fa2, #a86f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A86FA2?: #A86FA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A86FA2?: The RGB value is 168, 111, 162: 168 red, 111 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A86FA2?: The complementary color is #6FA875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A86FA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.