Close to Ube
#A181DB
#A181DB is a light, rich purple, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 56% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A181DB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.68:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.68:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A181DB as they’d see it.
#A181DB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A181DB
What color is #A181DB?
#A181DB is a light, rich purple, close to the color Ube. In RGB it’s made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green, and 85.9% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 56% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A181DB in RGB?
#A181DB is rgb(161, 129, 219): 161 red, 129 green, and 219 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A181DB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 41, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A181DB?
PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A181DB?
Its complement #7A9C3F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.