Close to Medium Slate Blue
#A26DFD
#A26DFD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 63.5% red, 42.7% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 97% saturation and 71% 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 #A26DFD.
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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6.14:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A26DFD as they’d see it.
#A26DFD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A26DFD
What color is #A26DFD?
#A26DFD is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 63.5% red, 42.7% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 97% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A26DFD in RGB?
#A26DFD is rgb(162, 109, 253): 162 red, 109 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A26DFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(36, 57, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A26DFD?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A26DFD?
Its complement #669907 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.