What color is #A75DCC?

#A75DCC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75DCC?

The RGB value is 167, 93, 204: 167 red, 93 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75DCC?

The complementary color is #82CC5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75DCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75DCC color

#A75DCC rgb(167, 93, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A75DCC is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 36.5% green and 80% blue (167, 93, 204).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 52% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Legendary Lavender (#9D61D4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#A75DCC color codes

HEX	`#A75DCC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 93, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 36.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 52%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 54%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 54%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.29, 48.88, -45.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.29, 66.92, 316.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.748, 20.405, 59.434)`
Decimal	`10968524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75DCC, 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 #A75DCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A75DCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #A75DCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75dcc; }
.text { color: #a75dcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75dcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 93 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75dcc, #cc5db9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A75DCC?: #A75DCC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75DCC?: The RGB value is 167, 93, 204: 167 red, 93 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75DCC?: The complementary color is #82CC5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75DCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.