What color is #A762C7?

#A762C7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A762C7?

The RGB value is 167, 98, 199: 167 red, 98 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A762C7?

The complementary color is #82C762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A762C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A762C7 color

#A762C7 rgb(167, 98, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A762C7 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 38.4% green and 78% blue (167, 98, 199).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 47% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Prickly Purple (#A264BA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#A762C7 color codes

HEX	`#A762C7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 98, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 38.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 47%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 51%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, 45.18, -41.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 61.46, 317.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.611, 21.075, 56.477)`
Decimal	`10969799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A762C7, 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 #A762C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A762C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #A762C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a762c7; }
.text { color: #a762c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a762c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 98 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a762c7, #c762b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A762C7?: #A762C7 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Prickly Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A762C7?: The RGB value is 167, 98, 199: 167 red, 98 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A762C7?: The complementary color is #82C762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A762C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.