What color is #A075A2?

#A075A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A075A2?

The RGB value is 160, 117, 162: 160 red, 117 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A075A2?

The complementary color is #77A275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A075A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A075A2 color

#A075A2 rgb(160, 117, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A075A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.9% green and 63.5% blue (160, 117, 162).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A075A2 color codes

HEX	`#A075A2`
RGB	`rgb(160, 117, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.9%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 24.74, -17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 30.32, 324.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.379, 22.806, 37.135)`
Decimal	`10515874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A075A2, 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 #A075A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A075A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A075A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a075a2; }
.text { color: #a075a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a075a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 117 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a075a2, #a2758d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A075A2?: #A075A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A075A2?: The RGB value is 160, 117, 162: 160 red, 117 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A075A2?: The complementary color is #77A275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A075A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.