What color is #A07FC8?

#A07FC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07FC8?

The RGB value is 160, 127, 200: 160 red, 127 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07FC8?

The complementary color is #A7C87F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07FC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07FC8 color

#A07FC8 rgb(160, 127, 200)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A07FC8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 49.8% green and 78.4% blue (160, 127, 200).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#A07FC8 color codes

HEX	`#A07FC8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 127, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 49.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 27.22, -33.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 42.96, 309.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.51, 26.823, 58.097)`
Decimal	`10518472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07FC8, 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 #A07FC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07FC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #A07FC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07fc8; }
.text { color: #a07fc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07fc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 127 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07fc8, #c57fc8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07FC8?: #A07FC8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07FC8?: The RGB value is 160, 127, 200: 160 red, 127 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07FC8?: The complementary color is #A7C87F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07FC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.