What color is #A482AC?

#A482AC 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 #A482AC?

The RGB value is 164, 130, 172: 164 red, 130 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A482AC?

The complementary color is #8AAC82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A482AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A482AC color

#A482AC rgb(164, 130, 172)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A482AC is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51% green and 67.5% blue (164, 130, 172).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#A482AC color codes

HEX	`#A482AC`
RGB	`rgb(164, 130, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 51%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 20.69, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 26.94, 320.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.738, 26.837, 42.583)`
Decimal	`10781356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A482AC, 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 #A482AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A482AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #A482AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a482ac; }
.text { color: #a482ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a482ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 130 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a482ac, #ac829f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A482AC?: #A482AC 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 #A482AC?: The RGB value is 164, 130, 172: 164 red, 130 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A482AC?: The complementary color is #8AAC82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A482AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.