What color is #A782A6?

#A782A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A782A6?

The RGB value is 167, 130, 166: 167 red, 130 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A782A6?

The complementary color is #82A783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A782A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A782A6 color

#A782A6 rgb(167, 130, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A782A6 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51% green and 65.1% blue (167, 130, 166).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#A782A6 color codes

HEX	`#A782A6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 130, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.91, 20.53, -13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.91, 24.66, 326.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.801, 26.935, 39.645)`
Decimal	`10977958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A782A6, 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 #A782A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A782A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #A782A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a782a6; }
.text { color: #a782a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a782a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 130 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a782a6, #a78293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A782A6?: #A782A6 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A782A6?: The RGB value is 167, 130, 166: 167 red, 130 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A782A6?: The complementary color is #82A783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A782A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.