What color is #A17FA3?

#A17FA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17FA3?

The RGB value is 161, 127, 163: 161 red, 127 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17FA3?

The complementary color is #81A37F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17FA3 color

#A17FA3 rgb(161, 127, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17FA3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.8% green and 63.9% blue (161, 127, 163).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A17FA3 color codes

HEX	`#A17FA3`
RGB	`rgb(161, 127, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, 19.55, -14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 24.15, 324.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.897, 25.401, 38.024)`
Decimal	`10583971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17FA3, 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 #A17FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A17FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17fa3; }
.text { color: #a17fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 127 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17fa3, #a37f93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A17FA3?: #A17FA3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17FA3?: The RGB value is 161, 127, 163: 161 red, 127 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17FA3?: The complementary color is #81A37F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.