What color is #A087A1?

#A087A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A087A1?

The RGB value is 160, 135, 161: 160 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A087A1?

The complementary color is #88A187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A087A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A087A1 color

#A087A1 rgb(160, 135, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A087A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 52.9% green and 63.1% blue (160, 135, 161).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#A087A1 color codes

HEX	`#A087A1`
RGB	`rgb(160, 135, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 52.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 14.23, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 17.54, 324.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.593, 27.375, 37.436)`
Decimal	`10520481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A087A1, 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 #A087A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A087A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #A087A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a087a1; }
.text { color: #a087a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a087a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 135 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a087a1, #a18795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A087A1?: #A087A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A087A1?: The RGB value is 160, 135, 161: 160 red, 135 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A087A1?: The complementary color is #88A187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A087A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.