What color is #A778C5?

#A778C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A778C5?

The RGB value is 167, 120, 197: 167 red, 120 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A778C5?

The complementary color is #96C578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A778C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A778C5 color

#A778C5 rgb(167, 120, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A778C5 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.1% green and 77.3% blue (167, 120, 197).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#A778C5 color codes

HEX	`#A778C5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 120, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 39%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 39%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, 32.65, -33.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 46.53, 314.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.729, 25.68, 56.045)`
Decimal	`10975429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A778C5, 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 #A778C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A778C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #A778C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a778c5; }
.text { color: #a778c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a778c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 120 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a778c5, #c578bc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A778C5?: #A778C5 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A778C5?: The RGB value is 167, 120, 197: 167 red, 120 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A778C5?: The complementary color is #96C578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A778C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.