What color is #A07DAF?

#A07DAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07DAF?

The RGB value is 160, 125, 175: 160 red, 125 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07DAF?

The complementary color is #8CAF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07DAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07DAF color

#A07DAF rgb(160, 125, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07DAF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 49% green and 68.6% blue (160, 125, 175).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#A07DAF color codes

HEX	`#A07DAF`
RGB	`rgb(160, 125, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 49%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.31, 22.82, -21.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.31, 31.23, 316.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.567, 25.236, 43.863)`
Decimal	`10517935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07DAF, 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 #A07DAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07DAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #A07DAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07daf; }
.text { color: #a07daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07daf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 125 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07daf, #af7da5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07DAF?: #A07DAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07DAF?: The RGB value is 160, 125, 175: 160 red, 125 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07DAF?: The complementary color is #8CAF7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07DAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.