What color is #A67DD3?

#A67DD3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67DD3?

The RGB value is 166, 125, 211: 166 red, 125 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67DD3?

The complementary color is #AAD37D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67DD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67DD3 color

#A67DD3 rgb(166, 125, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A67DD3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49% green and 82.7% blue (166, 125, 211).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 49% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#A67DD3 color codes

HEX	`#A67DD3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 125, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 49%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 41%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, 32.69, -38.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 50.47, 310.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.815, 27.478, 65.085)`
Decimal	`10911187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67DD3, 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 #A67DD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67DD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #A67DD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67dd3; }
.text { color: #a67dd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67dd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 125 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67dd3, #d17dd3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A67DD3?: #A67DD3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67DD3?: The RGB value is 166, 125, 211: 166 red, 125 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67DD3?: The complementary color is #AAD37D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67DD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.