What color is #A77FAA?

#A77FAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77FAA?

The RGB value is 167, 127, 170: 167 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77FAA?

The complementary color is #82AA7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77FAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77FAA color

#A77FAA rgb(167, 127, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A77FAA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 49.8% green and 66.7% blue (167, 127, 170).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#A77FAA color codes

HEX	`#A77FAA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 127, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 49.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 25%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, 23.02, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 28.53, 323.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.781, 26.297, 41.477)`
Decimal	`10977194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77FAA, 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 #A77FAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77FAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A77FAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77faa; }
.text { color: #a77faa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77faa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 127 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77faa, #aa7f97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A77FAA?: #A77FAA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77FAA?: The RGB value is 167, 127, 170: 167 red, 127 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77FAA?: The complementary color is #82AA7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77FAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.