What color is #A67F9D?

#A67F9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67F9D?

The RGB value is 166, 127, 157: 166 red, 127 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67F9D?

The complementary color is #7FA688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67F9D color

#A67F9D rgb(166, 127, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A67F9D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49.8% green and 61.6% blue (166, 127, 157).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#A67F9D color codes

HEX	`#A67F9D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 127, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, 20.17, -10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 22.61, 333.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.401, 25.721, 35.308)`
Decimal	`10911645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67F9D, 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 #A67F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #A67F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67f9d; }
.text { color: #a67f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 127 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67f9d, #a67f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A67F9D?: #A67F9D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67F9D?: The RGB value is 166, 127, 157: 166 red, 127 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67F9D?: The complementary color is #7FA688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.