What color is #A479A0?

#A479A0 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 #A479A0?

The RGB value is 164, 121, 160: 164 red, 121 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A479A0?

The complementary color is #79A47D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A479A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A479A0 color

#A479A0 rgb(164, 121, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A479A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.5% green and 62.7% blue (164, 121, 160).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#A479A0 color codes

HEX	`#A479A0`
RGB	`rgb(164, 121, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, 23.45, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 27.48, 328.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.492, 24.106, 36.403)`
Decimal	`10779040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A479A0, 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 #A479A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A479A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #A479A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a479a0; }
.text { color: #a479a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a479a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 121 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a479a0, #a4798a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A479A0?: #A479A0 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 #A479A0?: The RGB value is 164, 121, 160: 164 red, 121 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A479A0?: The complementary color is #79A47D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A479A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.