Skip to the color picker

#a166b3 color: Prickly Purple

#a166b3 is rgb(161, 102, 179) in RGB and oklch(60.313% 0.1298 318.005) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

286°
100%

60.3%
0.130
318°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a166b3

#a166b3 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 60.3% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#a264ba). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #a166b3 mixed with white

  1. a166b3
  2. aa75bb
  3. b484c3
  4. bd93ca
  5. c7a2d2
  6. d0b2da
  7. dac1e1
  8. e3d0e9
  9. ece0f0
  10. f6eff8

Darker: #a166b3 mixed with black

  1. a166b3
  2. 8b589b
  3. 764a84
  4. 623c6e
  5. 4e2f58
  6. 3c2343
  7. 2a172f
  8. 190c1d
  9. 09040c
  10. 010001

Calmer: #a166b3 with less saturation

  1. a166b3
  2. 9e69ae
  3. 9b6da9
  4. 9870a5
  5. 9572a0
  6. 92759b
  7. 8e7896
  8. 8b7a91
  9. 887d8b
  10. 847f86

Questions about #a166b3

What color is #a166b3?

#a166b3 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(161, 102, 179), in HSL hsl(285.97, 33.62%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.313% 0.1298 318.005).

What colors go well with #a166b3?

The complementary color of #a166b3 is #589342. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e73ca and #b85e8f. The triadic partners are #ab7500 and #00969b.

Is white or black text more readable on #a166b3?

White text reads better on #a166b3: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a166b3 a warm or cool color?

#a166b3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 318 degrees, its lightness 60.3% and its chroma 0.13.