What color is #A786BC?

#A786BC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A786BC?

The RGB value is 167, 134, 188: 167 red, 134 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A786BC?

The complementary color is #9BBC86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A786BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A786BC color

#A786BC rgb(167, 134, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A786BC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.5% green and 73.7% blue (167, 134, 188).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#A786BC color codes

HEX	`#A786BC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 134, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.69, 22.75, -23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.69, 32.7, 314.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.537, 28.897, 51.378)`
Decimal	`10979004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A786BC, 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 #A786BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A786BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #A786BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a786bc; }
.text { color: #a786bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a786bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 134 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a786bc, #bc86b6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A786BC?: #A786BC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A786BC?: The RGB value is 167, 134, 188: 167 red, 134 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A786BC?: The complementary color is #9BBC86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A786BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.