What color is #A78DA8?

#A78DA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78DA8?

The RGB value is 167, 141, 168: 167 red, 141 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78DA8?

The complementary color is #8EA88D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78DA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78DA8 color

#A78DA8 rgb(167, 141, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78DA8 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 55.3% green and 65.9% blue (167, 141, 168).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% 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 7.02:1).

#A78DA8 color codes

HEX	`#A78DA8`
RGB	`rgb(167, 141, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 55.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, 14.68, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 18.08, 324.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.528, 30.093, 41.133)`
Decimal	`10980776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78DA8, 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 #A78DA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78DA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A78DA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78da8; }
.text { color: #a78da8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78da8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 141 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78da8, #a88d9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A78DA8?: #A78DA8 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78DA8?: The RGB value is 167, 141, 168: 167 red, 141 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78DA8?: The complementary color is #8EA88D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78DA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.