What color is #A782A9?

#A782A9 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 #A782A9?

The RGB value is 167, 130, 169: 167 red, 130 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A782A9?

The complementary color is #84A982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A782A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A782A9 color

#A782A9 rgb(167, 130, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A782A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51% green and 66.3% blue (167, 130, 169).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#A782A9 color codes

HEX	`#A782A9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 130, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 21.12, -15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 26.03, 324.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.08, 27.046, 41.112)`
Decimal	`10977961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A782A9, 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 #A782A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A782A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #A782A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a782a9; }
.text { color: #a782a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a782a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 130 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a782a9, #a98298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A782A9?: #A782A9 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 #A782A9?: The RGB value is 167, 130, 169: 167 red, 130 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A782A9?: The complementary color is #84A982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A782A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.