What color is #A5799B?

#A5799B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5799B?

The RGB value is 165, 121, 155: 165 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5799B?

The complementary color is #79A583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5799B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5799B color

#A5799B rgb(165, 121, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A5799B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 47.5% green and 60.8% blue (165, 121, 155).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#A5799B color codes

HEX	`#A5799B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 121, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 47.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, 22.86, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 25.6, 333.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.27, 24.042, 34.155)`
Decimal	`10844571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5799B, 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 #A5799B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5799B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #A5799B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5799b; }
.text { color: #a5799b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5799b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 121 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5799b, #a57985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A5799B?: #A5799B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5799B?: The RGB value is 165, 121, 155: 165 red, 121 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5799B?: The complementary color is #79A583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5799B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.