Exploring the Color #A156A1

#A156A1 sits at 300° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 30% saturation and 48% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 161, 86, 161 produces a 4.82:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #A156A1 is a distant relative of CSS gray — about 63 units away from #808080. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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