What color is #A981A0?

#A981A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A981A0?

The RGB value is 169, 129, 160: 169 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A981A0?

The complementary color is #81A98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A981A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A981A0 color

#A981A0 rgb(169, 129, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A981A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 50.6% green and 62.7% blue (169, 129, 160).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#A981A0 color codes

HEX	`#A981A0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 129, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 50.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 20.67, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 23.21, 332.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.557, 26.675, 36.79)`
Decimal	`11108768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A981A0, 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 #A981A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A981A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #A981A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a981a0; }
.text { color: #a981a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a981a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 129 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a981a0, #a9818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A981A0?: #A981A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A981A0?: The RGB value is 169, 129, 160: 169 red, 129 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A981A0?: The complementary color is #81A98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A981A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.