What color is #A592A7?

#A592A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A592A7?

The RGB value is 165, 146, 167: 165 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A592A7?

The complementary color is #94A792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A592A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A592A7 color

#A592A7 rgb(165, 146, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A592A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.3% green and 65.5% blue (165, 146, 167).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A592A7 color codes

HEX	`#A592A7`
RGB	`rgb(165, 146, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 13%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 10.95, -8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 13.81, 322.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.77, 31.348, 40.876)`
Decimal	`10850983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A592A7, 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 #A592A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A592A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A592A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a592a7; }
.text { color: #a592a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a592a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 146 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a592a7, #a7929e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A592A7?: #A592A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A592A7?: The RGB value is 165, 146, 167: 165 red, 146 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A592A7?: The complementary color is #94A792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A592A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.