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#a164ab color: Royal Pretender

#a164ab is rgb(161, 100, 171) in RGB and oklch(59.601% 0.12456 321.78) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

59.6%
0.125
322°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.26:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #a164ab

#a164ab is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 59.6% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.26:1 contrast and black text 4.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Pretender (#a063a1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #a164ab mixed with white

  1. a164ab
  2. ab73b4
  3. b482bc
  4. be92c5
  5. c7a1cd
  6. d0b0d5
  7. dac0de
  8. e3cfe6
  9. ecdfee
  10. f6eff7

Darker: #a164ab mixed with black

  1. a164ab
  2. 8b5694
  3. 76487e
  4. 623b68
  5. 4e2e54
  6. 3c2240
  7. 2a162d
  8. 190b1b
  9. 09030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #a164ab with less saturation

  1. a164ab
  2. 9e67a7
  3. 9b6aa2
  4. 976d9e
  5. 94709a
  6. 917395
  7. 8d7691
  8. 8a788d
  9. 867a88
  10. 837d84

Questions about #a164ab

What color is #a164ab?

#a164ab is soft magenta. The closest named color is Royal Pretender. In RGB it is rgb(161, 100, 171), in HSL hsl(291.55, 29.71%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.601% 0.12456 321.78).

What colors go well with #a164ab?

The complementary color of #a164ab is #509149. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8170c3 and #b65d87. The triadic partners are #a47600 and #00939d.

Is white or black text more readable on #a164ab?

White text reads better on #a164ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and black gives 4.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a164ab a warm or cool color?

#a164ab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 59.6% and its chroma 0.125.