#A159C5 Color

#A159C5 is rgb(161, 89, 197) in RGB and hsl(280, 48%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumOrchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A159C5

HEX#A159C5

RGBrgb(161, 89, 197)

HSLhsl(280, 48%, 56%)

HSVhsv(280, 55%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.171 313.1)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 55%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A159C5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A159C5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A159C5 Complementary#7DC559 Analogous#6B59C5 Analogous#C559B3 Triadic#C5A159 Triadic#59C5A1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A159C5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE70CD #BA86D5 #C79DDD #D4B4E4 #E1CAEC #EEE1F4

Shades

#9141B9 #79369B #652D80 #4D2262 #381948 #210F2A

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