What color is #A074B3?

#A074B3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A074B3?

The RGB value is 160, 116, 179: 160 red, 116 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A074B3?

The complementary color is #87B374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A074B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A074B3 color

#A074B3 rgb(160, 116, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A074B3 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.5% green and 70.2% blue (160, 116, 179).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#A074B3 color codes

HEX	`#A074B3`
RGB	`rgb(160, 116, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 35%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, 28.82, -26.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 39.29, 317.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.878, 23.22, 45.6)`
Decimal	`10515635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A074B3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A074B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A074B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A074B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a074b3; }
.text { color: #a074b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a074b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 116 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a074b3, #b374a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A074B3?: #A074B3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A074B3?: The RGB value is 160, 116, 179: 160 red, 116 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A074B3?: The complementary color is #87B374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A074B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.