What color is #A34BAF?

#A34BAF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A34BAF?

The RGB value is 163, 75, 175: 163 red, 75 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A34BAF?

The complementary color is #57AF4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A34BAF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A34BAF color

#A34BAF rgb(163, 75, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A34BAF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 29.4% green and 68.6% blue (163, 75, 175).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Fuchsia Pheromone (#9F4CB7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#A34BAF color codes

HEX	`#A34BAF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 75, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 29.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 57%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, 50.92, -37.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 63.26, 323.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.357, 15.915, 42.285)`
Decimal	`10701743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A34BAF, 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 #A34BAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A34BAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	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 #A34BAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a34baf; }
.text { color: #a34baf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a34baf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 75 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a34baf, #af4b89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A34BAF?: #A34BAF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Fuchsia Pheromone. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A34BAF?: The RGB value is 163, 75, 175: 163 red, 75 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A34BAF?: The complementary color is #57AF4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A34BAF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.