What color is #A273C0?

#A273C0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A273C0?

The RGB value is 162, 115, 192: 162 red, 115 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A273C0?

The complementary color is #91C073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A273C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A273C0 color

#A273C0 rgb(162, 115, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A273C0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.1% green and 75.3% blue (162, 115, 192).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 38% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#A273C0 color codes

HEX	`#A273C0`
RGB	`rgb(162, 115, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 38%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 40%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.84, 32.84, -33.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.84, 46.77, 314.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.544, 23.749, 52.834)`
Decimal	`10646464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A273C0, 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 #A273C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A273C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #A273C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a273c0; }
.text { color: #a273c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a273c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 115 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a273c0, #c073b7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A273C0?: #A273C0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A273C0?: The RGB value is 162, 115, 192: 162 red, 115 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A273C0?: The complementary color is #91C073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A273C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.