What color is #A3749C?

#A3749C 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 #A3749C?

The RGB value is 163, 116, 156: 163 red, 116 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3749C?

The complementary color is #74A37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3749C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3749C color

#A3749C rgb(163, 116, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A3749C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 45.5% green and 61.2% blue (163, 116, 156).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#A3749C color codes

HEX	`#A3749C`
RGB	`rgb(163, 116, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 45.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 25.19, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 28.93, 330.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.35, 22.679, 34.383)`
Decimal	`10712220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3749C, 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 #A3749C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3749C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #A3749C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3749c; }
.text { color: #a3749c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3749c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 116 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3749c, #a37484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A3749C?: #A3749C 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 #A3749C?: The RGB value is 163, 116, 156: 163 red, 116 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3749C?: The complementary color is #74A37B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3749C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.