What color is #A882A1?

#A882A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A882A1?

The RGB value is 168, 130, 161: 168 red, 130 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A882A1?

The complementary color is #82A889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A882A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A882A1 color

#A882A1 rgb(168, 130, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A882A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51% green and 63.1% blue (168, 130, 161).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#A882A1 color codes

HEX	`#A882A1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 130, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.85, 19.93, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.85, 22.7, 331.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.564, 26.864, 37.287)`
Decimal	`11043489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A882A1, 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 #A882A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A882A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #A882A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a882a1; }
.text { color: #a882a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a882a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 130 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a882a1, #a8828e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A882A1?: #A882A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A882A1?: The RGB value is 168, 130, 161: 168 red, 130 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A882A1?: The complementary color is #82A889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A882A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.