What color is #A278A8?

#A278A8 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 #A278A8?

The RGB value is 162, 120, 168: 162 red, 120 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A278A8?

The complementary color is #7EA878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A278A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A278A8 color

#A278A8 rgb(162, 120, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A278A8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 47.1% green and 65.9% blue (162, 120, 168).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#A278A8 color codes

HEX	`#A278A8`
RGB	`rgb(162, 120, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 47.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, 24.91, -19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 31.46, 322.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.684, 23.942, 40.149)`
Decimal	`10647720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A278A8, 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 #A278A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A278A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #A278A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a278a8; }
.text { color: #a278a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a278a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 120 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a278a8, #a87896); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A278A8?: #A278A8 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 #A278A8?: The RGB value is 162, 120, 168: 162 red, 120 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A278A8?: The complementary color is #7EA878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A278A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.