#A165AE Color

#A165AE is rgb(161, 101, 174) in RGB and hsl(289, 31%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumOrchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A165AE

HEX#A165AE

RGBrgb(161, 101, 174)

HSLhsl(289, 31%, 54%)

HSVhsv(289, 42%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.126 320.3)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A165AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A165AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A165AE Complementary#73AE65 Analogous#7C65AE Analogous#AE6597 Triadic#AEA165 Triadic#65AEA1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A165AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AD79B9 #BB91C5 #C8A5CF #D4B9DA #E0CDE5 #EFE4F1

Shades

#8F539D #7A4686 #653A6E #4C2C54 #37203C #221325

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