What color is #A985B9?

#A985B9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A985B9?

The RGB value is 169, 133, 185: 169 red, 133 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A985B9?

The complementary color is #95B985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A985B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A985B9 color

#A985B9 rgb(169, 133, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A985B9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 52.2% green and 72.5% blue (169, 133, 185).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#A985B9 color codes

HEX	`#A985B9`
RGB	`rgb(169, 133, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 52.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, 23.34, -22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 32.09, 316.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.505, 28.713, 49.667)`
Decimal	`11109817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A985B9, 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 #A985B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A985B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #A985B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a985b9; }
.text { color: #a985b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a985b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 133 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a985b9, #b985af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A985B9?: #A985B9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A985B9?: The RGB value is 169, 133, 185: 169 red, 133 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A985B9?: The complementary color is #95B985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A985B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.