What color is #A187BC?

#A187BC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A187BC?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 188: 161 red, 135 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A187BC?

The complementary color is #A2BC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A187BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A187BC color

#A187BC rgb(161, 135, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A187BC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 73.7% blue (161, 135, 188).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#A187BC color codes

HEX	`#A187BC`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.37, 20.23, -24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.37, 31.41, 310.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.437, 28.536, 51.366)`
Decimal	`10586044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A187BC, 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 #A187BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A187BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #A187BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a187bc; }
.text { color: #a187bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a187bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a187bc, #bc87bc); }

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Questions

What color is #A187BC?: #A187BC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A187BC?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 188: 161 red, 135 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A187BC?: The complementary color is #A2BC87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A187BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.