What color is #A580D7?

#A580D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A580D7?

The RGB value is 165, 128, 215: 165 red, 128 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A580D7?

The complementary color is #B2D780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A580D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A580D7 color

#A580D7 rgb(165, 128, 215)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A580D7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 50.2% green and 84.3% blue (165, 128, 215).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A580D7 color codes

HEX	`#A580D7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 128, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 50.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 40%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 31.64, -39.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 50.59, 308.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.499, 28.344, 67.878)`
Decimal	`10846423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A580D7, 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 #A580D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A580D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A580D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a580d7; }
.text { color: #a580d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a580d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 128 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a580d7, #d180d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A580D7?: #A580D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A580D7?: The RGB value is 165, 128, 215: 165 red, 128 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A580D7?: The complementary color is #B2D780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A580D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.