What color is #A58CA7?

#A58CA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58CA7?

The RGB value is 165, 140, 167: 165 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58CA7?

The complementary color is #8EA78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58CA7 color

#A58CA7 rgb(165, 140, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A58CA7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.9% green and 65.5% blue (165, 140, 167).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#A58CA7 color codes

HEX	`#A58CA7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 140, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, 14.34, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 17.9, 323.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.869, 29.546, 40.576)`
Decimal	`10849447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58CA7, 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 #A58CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #A58CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58ca7; }
.text { color: #a58ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 140 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58ca7, #a78c9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A58CA7?: #A58CA7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58CA7?: The RGB value is 165, 140, 167: 165 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58CA7?: The complementary color is #8EA78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.