#A165BD Color

#A165BD is rgb(161, 101, 189) in RGB and hsl(281, 40%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A165BD

HEX#A165BD

RGBrgb(161, 101, 189)

HSLhsl(281, 40%, 57%)

HSVhsv(281, 47%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.143 314.2)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 47%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A165BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A165BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A165BD Complementary#81BD65 Analogous#7665BD Analogous#BD65AD Triadic#BDA165 Triadic#65BDA1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A165BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE7BC6 #BC90D0 #C9A6D9 #D3B8E0 #E1CDEA #EEE2F3

Shades

#8F4BAF #7B4096 #633479 #4F2960 #381D44 #23122B

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