What color is #A76FE2?

#A76FE2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76FE2?

The RGB value is 167, 111, 226: 167 red, 111 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76FE2?

The complementary color is #AAE26F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76FE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76FE2 color

#A76FE2 rgb(167, 111, 226)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A76FE2 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 43.5% green and 88.6% blue (167, 111, 226).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 66% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Violet Voltage (#A669DB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#A76FE2 color codes

HEX	`#A76FE2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 111, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 43.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 66%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 51%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 44.26, -50.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 67.11, 311.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.345, 25.076, 74.915)`
Decimal	`10973154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76FE2, 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 #A76FE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76FE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #A76FE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76fe2; }
.text { color: #a76fe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76fe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 111 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76fe2, #e06fe2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A76FE2?: #A76FE2 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Voltage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76FE2?: The RGB value is 167, 111, 226: 167 red, 111 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76FE2?: The complementary color is #AAE26F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76FE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.