Close to Medium Purple
#A181FF
#A181FF is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 100% saturation and 75% 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 #A181FF.
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.
White text on this color
2.96:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.10:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.96:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.10:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A181FF as they’d see it.
#A181FF 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 #A181FF
What color is #A181FF?
#A181FF is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A181FF in RGB?
#A181FF is rgb(161, 129, 255): 161 red, 129 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A181FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(37, 49, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A181FF?
PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A181FF?
Its complement #7CA306 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.