What color is #A287C6?

#A287C6 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 #A287C6?

The RGB value is 162, 135, 198: 162 red, 135 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A287C6?

The complementary color is #ABC687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A287C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A287C6 color

#A287C6 rgb(162, 135, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A287C6 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 52.9% green and 77.6% blue (162, 135, 198).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#A287C6 color codes

HEX	`#A287C6`
RGB	`rgb(162, 135, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 52.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.86, 22.8, -28.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.86, 36.82, 308.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.755, 29.087, 57.251)`
Decimal	`10651590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A287C6, 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 #A287C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A287C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #A287C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a287c6; }
.text { color: #a287c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a287c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 135 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a287c6, #c287c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A287C6?: #A287C6 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 #A287C6?: The RGB value is 162, 135, 198: 162 red, 135 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A287C6?: The complementary color is #ABC687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A287C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.