What color is #A687A5?

#A687A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A687A5?

The RGB value is 166, 135, 165: 166 red, 135 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A687A5?

The complementary color is #87A688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A687A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A687A5 color

#A687A5 rgb(166, 135, 165)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A687A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.9% green and 64.7% blue (166, 135, 165).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A687A5 color codes

HEX	`#A687A5`
RGB	`rgb(166, 135, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 17.14, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 20.6, 326.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.181, 28.152, 39.381)`
Decimal	`10913701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A687A5, 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 #A687A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A687A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A687A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a687a5; }
.text { color: #a687a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a687a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 135 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a687a5, #a68795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A687A5?: #A687A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A687A5?: The RGB value is 166, 135, 165: 166 red, 135 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A687A5?: The complementary color is #87A688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A687A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.