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#a165ab color: Royal Pretender

#a165ab is rgb(161, 101, 171) in RGB and oklch(59.766% 0.12277 321.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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291°
100%

59.8%
0.123
322°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.23:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
4.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #a165ab

#a165ab is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 59.8% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.23:1 contrast and black text 4.96:1, 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: #a165ab mixed with white

  1. a165ab
  2. ab74b4
  3. b483bc
  4. be92c5
  5. c7a2cd
  6. d0b1d5
  7. dac0de
  8. e3d0e6
  9. ecdfee
  10. f6eff7

Darker: #a165ab mixed with black

  1. a165ab
  2. 8b5794
  3. 76497e
  4. 623c68
  5. 4e2f54
  6. 3c2240
  7. 2a172d
  8. 190c1b
  9. 09030b
  10. 010001

Calmer: #a165ab with less saturation

  1. a165ab
  2. 9e68a7
  3. 9b6ba3
  4. 986e9e
  5. 94719a
  6. 917496
  7. 8e7691
  8. 8a798d
  9. 877b88
  10. 837d84

Questions about #a165ab

What color is #a165ab?

#a165ab is soft magenta. The closest named color is Royal Pretender. In RGB it is rgb(161, 101, 171), in HSL hsl(291.43, 29.41%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.766% 0.12277 321.697).

What colors go well with #a165ab?

The complementary color of #a165ab is #52914a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8170c2 and #b65e88. The triadic partners are #a47702 and #00949e.

Is white or black text more readable on #a165ab?

White text reads better on #a165ab: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and black gives 4.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a165ab a warm or cool color?

#a165ab is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 59.8% and its chroma 0.123.