What color is #A7819F?

#A7819F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7819F?

The RGB value is 167, 129, 159: 167 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7819F?

The complementary color is #81A789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7819F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7819F color

#A7819F rgb(167, 129, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A7819F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 50.6% green and 62.4% blue (167, 129, 159).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#A7819F color codes

HEX	`#A7819F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 129, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 50.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 19.76, -10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 22.31, 332.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.044, 26.42, 36.311)`
Decimal	`10977695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7819F, 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 #A7819F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7819F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #A7819F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7819f; }
.text { color: #a7819f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7819f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 129 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7819f, #a7818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A7819F?: #A7819F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7819F?: The RGB value is 167, 129, 159: 167 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7819F?: The complementary color is #81A789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7819F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.