What color is #A946CE?

#A946CE is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Affair. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A946CE?

The RGB value is 169, 70, 206: 169 red, 70 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A946CE?

The complementary color is #6BCE46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A946CE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A946CE color

#A946CE rgb(169, 70, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A946CE is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 27.5% green and 80.8% blue (169, 70, 206).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 58% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Affair (#AA44DD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#A946CE color codes

HEX	`#A946CE`
RGB	`rgb(169, 70, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 27.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 58%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 66%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 66%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.6, 60.8, -52.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.6, 80.48, 319.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.691, 17.273, 60.15)`
Decimal	`11093710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A946CE, 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 #A946CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A946CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #A946CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a946ce; }
.text { color: #a946ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a946ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 70 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a946ce, #ce46af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A946CE?: #A946CE is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Affair. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A946CE?: The RGB value is 169, 70, 206: 169 red, 70 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A946CE?: The complementary color is #6BCE46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A946CE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.