What color is #A73495?

#A73495 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A73495?

The RGB value is 167, 52, 149: 167 red, 52 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A73495?

The complementary color is #34A746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A73495?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A73495 color

#A73495 rgb(167, 52, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A73495 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 20.4% green and 58.4% blue (167, 52, 149).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 53% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Excellency (#943589), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#A73495 color codes

HEX	`#A73495`
RGB	`rgb(167, 52, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 20.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 53%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 69%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, 57.44, -28.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 64.27, 333.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.589, 12.843, 29.717)`
Decimal	`10957973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A73495, 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 #A73495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A73495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	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 #A73495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a73495; }
.text { color: #a73495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a73495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 52 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a73495, #a7345c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #A73495?: #A73495 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Excellency. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A73495?: The RGB value is 167, 52, 149: 167 red, 52 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A73495?: The complementary color is #34A746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A73495?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.