What color is #A786BE?

#A786BE 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 #A786BE?

The RGB value is 167, 134, 190: 167 red, 134 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A786BE?

The complementary color is #9DBE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A786BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A786BE color

#A786BE rgb(167, 134, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A786BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.5% green and 74.5% blue (167, 134, 190).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A786BE color codes

HEX	`#A786BE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 134, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 29%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.77, 23.18, -24.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.77, 33.73, 313.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.754, 28.984, 52.521)`
Decimal	`10979006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A786BE, 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 #A786BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A786BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #A786BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a786be; }
.text { color: #a786be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a786be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 134 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a786be, #be86b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A786BE?: #A786BE 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 #A786BE?: The RGB value is 167, 134, 190: 167 red, 134 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A786BE?: The complementary color is #9DBE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A786BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.