What color is #A17FC5?

#A17FC5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17FC5?

The RGB value is 161, 127, 197: 161 red, 127 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17FC5?

The complementary color is #A3C57F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17FC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17FC5 color

#A17FC5 rgb(161, 127, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A17FC5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.8% green and 77.3% blue (161, 127, 197).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#A17FC5 color codes

HEX	`#A17FC5`
RGB	`rgb(161, 127, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 36%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.78, 26.83, -31.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.78, 41.44, 310.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.363, 26.787, 56.278)`
Decimal	`10584005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17FC5, 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 #A17FC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17FC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #A17FC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17fc5; }
.text { color: #a17fc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17fc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 127 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17fc5, #c47fc5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A17FC5?: #A17FC5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17FC5?: The RGB value is 161, 127, 197: 161 red, 127 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17FC5?: The complementary color is #A3C57F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17FC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.