What color is #A48AA7?

#A48AA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48AA7?

The RGB value is 164, 138, 167: 164 red, 138 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48AA7?

The complementary color is #8DA78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48AA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48AA7 color

#A48AA7 rgb(164, 138, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A48AA7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.1% green and 65.5% blue (164, 138, 167).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#A48AA7 color codes

HEX	`#A48AA7`
RGB	`rgb(164, 138, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 17%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, 15.12, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 19.08, 322.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.372, 28.86, 40.47)`
Decimal	`10783399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48AA7, 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 #A48AA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48AA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #A48AA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48aa7; }
.text { color: #a48aa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48aa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 138 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48aa7, #a78a9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A48AA7?: #A48AA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48AA7?: The RGB value is 164, 138, 167: 164 red, 138 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48AA7?: The complementary color is #8DA78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48AA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.