What color is #A27C9A?

#A27C9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27C9A?

The RGB value is 162, 124, 154: 162 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27C9A?

The complementary color is #7CA284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27C9A color

#A27C9A rgb(162, 124, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A27C9A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 48.6% green and 60.4% blue (162, 124, 154).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#A27C9A color codes

HEX	`#A27C9A`
RGB	`rgb(162, 124, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 48.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.52, 19.88, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.52, 22.44, 332.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.94, 24.431, 33.809)`
Decimal	`10648730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27C9A, 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 #A27C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #A27C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27c9a; }
.text { color: #a27c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 124 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27c9a, #a27c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A27C9A?: #A27C9A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27C9A?: The RGB value is 162, 124, 154: 162 red, 124 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27C9A?: The complementary color is #7CA284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.