What color is #A47FA1?

#A47FA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47FA1?

The RGB value is 164, 127, 161: 164 red, 127 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47FA1?

The complementary color is #7FA482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47FA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47FA1 color

#A47FA1 rgb(164, 127, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A47FA1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 49.8% green and 63.1% blue (164, 127, 161).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#A47FA1 color codes

HEX	`#A47FA1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 127, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 49.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, 20.22, -12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 23.85, 327.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.332, 25.645, 37.116)`
Decimal	`10780577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47FA1, 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 #A47FA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47FA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #A47FA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47fa1; }
.text { color: #a47fa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47fa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 127 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47fa1, #a47f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A47FA1?: #A47FA1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47FA1?: The RGB value is 164, 127, 161: 164 red, 127 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47FA1?: The complementary color is #7FA482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47FA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.