What color is #A687CD?

#A687CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A687CD?

The RGB value is 166, 135, 205: 166 red, 135 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A687CD?

The complementary color is #AECD87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A687CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A687CD color

#A687CD rgb(166, 135, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A687CD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.9% green and 80.4% blue (166, 135, 205).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#A687CD color codes

HEX	`#A687CD`
RGB	`rgb(166, 135, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 41%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.52, 25.64, -31.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.52, 40.84, 308.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.407, 29.843, 61.641)`
Decimal	`10913741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A687CD, 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 #A687CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A687CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #A687CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a687cd; }
.text { color: #a687cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a687cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 135 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a687cd, #c987cd); }

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Questions

What color is #A687CD?: #A687CD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A687CD?: The RGB value is 166, 135, 205: 166 red, 135 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A687CD?: The complementary color is #AECD87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A687CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.