What color is #A17CFC?

#A17CFC is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17CFC?

The RGB value is 161, 124, 252: 161 red, 124 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17CFC?

The complementary color is #D7FC7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17CFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17CFC color

#A17CFC rgb(161, 124, 252)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17CFC is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 48.6% green and 98.8% blue (161, 124, 252).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 96% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A17CFC color codes

HEX	`#A17CFC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 124, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 48.6%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 96%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 51%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 51%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, 42.01, -59.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 72.51, 305.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.472, 29.02, 95.598)`
Decimal	`10583292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17CFC, 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 #A17CFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17CFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #A17CFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17cfc; }
.text { color: #a17cfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17cfc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 124 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17cfc, #e17cfc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A17CFC?: #A17CFC is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17CFC?: The RGB value is 161, 124, 252: 161 red, 124 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17CFC?: The complementary color is #D7FC7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17CFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.