What color is #A67CBB?

#A67CBB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67CBB?

The RGB value is 166, 124, 187: 166 red, 124 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67CBB?

The complementary color is #91BB7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67CBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67CBB color

#A67CBB rgb(166, 124, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A67CBB is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 48.6% green and 73.3% blue (166, 124, 187).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Berries Galore (#AB7CB4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#A67CBB color codes

HEX	`#A67CBB`
RGB	`rgb(166, 124, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 48.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, 27.9, -26.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 38.72, 316.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.902, 26.111, 50.363)`
Decimal	`10910907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67CBB, 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 #A67CBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67CBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #A67CBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67cbb; }
.text { color: #a67cbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67cbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 124 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67cbb, #bb7cb0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A67CBB?: #A67CBB is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Berries Galore. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67CBB?: The RGB value is 166, 124, 187: 166 red, 124 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67CBB?: The complementary color is #91BB7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67CBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.