What color is #A786A9?

#A786A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A786A9?

The RGB value is 167, 134, 169: 167 red, 134 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A786A9?

The complementary color is #88A986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A786A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A786A9 color

#A786A9 rgb(167, 134, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A786A9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.5% green and 66.3% blue (167, 134, 169).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A786A9 color codes

HEX	`#A786A9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 134, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 18.84, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 23.31, 323.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.622, 28.131, 41.292)`
Decimal	`10978985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A786A9, 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 #A786A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A786A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A786A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a786a9; }
.text { color: #a786a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a786a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 134 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a786a9, #a9869a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A786A9?: #A786A9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A786A9?: The RGB value is 167, 134, 169: 167 red, 134 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A786A9?: The complementary color is #88A986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A786A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.