What color is #A084B0?

#A084B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A084B0?

The RGB value is 160, 132, 176: 160 red, 132 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A084B0?

The complementary color is #94B084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A084B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A084B0 color

#A084B0 rgb(160, 132, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A084B0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 51.8% green and 69% blue (160, 132, 176).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#A084B0 color codes

HEX	`#A084B0`
RGB	`rgb(160, 132, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 51.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.08, 19.02, -19.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.08, 27.02, 314.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.584, 27.111, 44.688)`
Decimal	`10519728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A084B0, 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 #A084B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A084B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #A084B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a084b0; }
.text { color: #a084b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a084b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 132 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a084b0, #b084aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A084B0?: #A084B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A084B0?: The RGB value is 160, 132, 176: 160 red, 132 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A084B0?: The complementary color is #94B084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A084B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.