What color is #A574AA?

#A574AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A574AA?

The RGB value is 165, 116, 170: 165 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A574AA?

The complementary color is #79AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A574AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A574AA color

#A574AA rgb(165, 116, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A574AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 45.5% green and 66.7% blue (165, 116, 170).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#A574AA color codes

HEX	`#A574AA`
RGB	`rgb(165, 116, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 45.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.48, 28.59, -21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.48, 35.59, 323.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.017, 23.393, 41.009)`
Decimal	`10843306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A574AA, 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 #A574AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A574AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #A574AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a574aa; }
.text { color: #a574aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a574aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 116 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a574aa, #aa7494); }

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Questions

What color is #A574AA?: #A574AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A574AA?: The RGB value is 165, 116, 170: 165 red, 116 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A574AA?: The complementary color is #79AA74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A574AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.