What color is #A47DA2?

#A47DA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47DA2?

The RGB value is 164, 125, 162: 164 red, 125 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47DA2?

The complementary color is #7DA47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47DA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47DA2 color

#A47DA2 rgb(164, 125, 162)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A47DA2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 49% green and 63.5% blue (164, 125, 162).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#A47DA2 color codes

HEX	`#A47DA2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 125, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 49%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, 21.55, -13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 25.65, 327.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.164, 25.169, 37.497)`
Decimal	`10780066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47DA2, 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 #A47DA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47DA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #A47DA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47da2; }
.text { color: #a47da2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47da2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 125 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47da2, #a47d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A47DA2?: #A47DA2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47DA2?: The RGB value is 164, 125, 162: 164 red, 125 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47DA2?: The complementary color is #7DA47F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47DA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.