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#a264b6 color: Prickly Purple

#a264b6 is rgb(162, 100, 182) in RGB and oklch(60.249% 0.13716 317.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

60.2%
0.137
318°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #a264b6

#a264b6 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 60.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 318°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, 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: #a264b6 mixed with white

  1. a264b6
  2. ab74be
  3. b583c5
  4. be92cd
  5. c7a1d4
  6. d1b1dc
  7. dac0e3
  8. e3d0ea
  9. eddff1
  10. f6eff8

Darker: #a264b6 mixed with black

  1. a264b6
  2. 8c569e
  3. 774886
  4. 633b6f
  5. 4f2e59
  6. 3c2244
  7. 2a1630
  8. 190b1d
  9. 0a030c
  10. 010002

Calmer: #a264b6 with less saturation

  1. a264b6
  2. 9f68b1
  3. 9c6bac
  4. 996ea7
  5. 9571a1
  6. 92749c
  7. 8f7797
  8. 8b7a91
  9. 887c8c
  10. 847e86

Questions about #a264b6

What color is #a264b6?

#a264b6 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Prickly Purple. In RGB it is rgb(162, 100, 182), in HSL hsl(285.37, 35.96%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.249% 0.13716 317.539).

What colors go well with #a264b6?

The complementary color of #a264b6 is #56933c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d71ce and #ba5b90. The triadic partners are #ad7400 and #00969b.

Is white or black text more readable on #a264b6?

White text reads better on #a264b6: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a264b6 a warm or cool color?

#a264b6 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 318 degrees, its lightness 60.2% and its chroma 0.137.