What color is #A578A9?

#A578A9 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 #A578A9?

The RGB value is 165, 120, 169: 165 red, 120 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A578A9?

The complementary color is #7CA978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A578A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A578A9 color

#A578A9 rgb(165, 120, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A578A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 47.1% green and 66.3% blue (165, 120, 169).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#A578A9 color codes

HEX	`#A578A9`
RGB	`rgb(165, 120, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 47.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 29%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.38, 26.12, -19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.38, 32.44, 323.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.394, 24.298, 40.67)`
Decimal	`10844329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A578A9, 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 #A578A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A578A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #A578A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a578a9; }
.text { color: #a578a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a578a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 120 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a578a9, #a97895); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A578A9?: #A578A9 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 #A578A9?: The RGB value is 165, 120, 169: 165 red, 120 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A578A9?: The complementary color is #7CA978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A578A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.