What color is #A175E9?

#A175E9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A175E9?

The RGB value is 161, 117, 233: 161 red, 117 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A175E9?

The complementary color is #BDE975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A175E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A175E9 color

#A175E9 rgb(161, 117, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A175E9 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 45.9% green and 91.4% blue (161, 117, 233).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 73% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#A175E9 color codes

HEX	`#A175E9`
RGB	`rgb(161, 117, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 45.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 73%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 50%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 50%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, 41.1, -52.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 66.84, 307.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.764, 26.183, 80.245)`
Decimal	`10581481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A175E9, 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 #A175E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A175E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #A175E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a175e9; }
.text { color: #a175e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a175e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 117 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a175e9, #db75e9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A175E9?: #A175E9 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A175E9?: The RGB value is 161, 117, 233: 161 red, 117 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A175E9?: The complementary color is #BDE975, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A175E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.