What color is #A787BB?

#A787BB 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 #A787BB?

The RGB value is 167, 135, 187: 167 red, 135 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A787BB?

The complementary color is #9BBB87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A787BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A787BB color

#A787BB rgb(167, 135, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A787BB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.9% green and 73.3% blue (167, 135, 187).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 6.83:1).

#A787BB color codes

HEX	`#A787BB`
RGB	`rgb(167, 135, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.9, 21.97, -22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.9, 31.52, 314.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.568, 29.132, 50.859)`
Decimal	`10979259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A787BB, 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 #A787BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A787BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #A787BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a787bb; }
.text { color: #a787bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a787bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 135 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a787bb, #bb87b5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A787BB?: #A787BB 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 #A787BB?: The RGB value is 167, 135, 187: 167 red, 135 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A787BB?: The complementary color is #9BBB87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A787BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.