What color is #A477AF?

#A477AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A477AF?

The RGB value is 164, 119, 175: 164 red, 119 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A477AF?

The complementary color is #82AF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A477AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A477AF color

#A477AF rgb(164, 119, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A477AF is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 46.7% green and 68.6% blue (164, 119, 175).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#A477AF color codes

HEX	`#A477AF`
RGB	`rgb(164, 119, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 46.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, 27.57, -22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 35.82, 320.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.644, 24.182, 43.655)`
Decimal	`10778543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A477AF, 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 #A477AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A477AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #A477AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a477af; }
.text { color: #a477af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a477af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 119 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a477af, #af779e); }

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Questions

What color is #A477AF?: #A477AF is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A477AF?: The RGB value is 164, 119, 175: 164 red, 119 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A477AF?: The complementary color is #82AF77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A477AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.