What color is #A782AE?

#A782AE 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 #A782AE?

The RGB value is 167, 130, 174: 167 red, 130 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A782AE?

The complementary color is #89AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A782AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A782AE color

#A782AE rgb(167, 130, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A782AE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51% green and 68.2% blue (167, 130, 174).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A782AE color codes

HEX	`#A782AE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 130, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.19, 22.12, -17.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.19, 28.39, 321.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.558, 27.237, 43.631)`
Decimal	`10977966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A782AE, 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 #A782AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A782AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A782AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a782ae; }
.text { color: #a782ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a782ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 130 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a782ae, #ae829f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A782AE?: #A782AE 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 #A782AE?: The RGB value is 167, 130, 174: 167 red, 130 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A782AE?: The complementary color is #89AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A782AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.