What color is #A78DB2?

#A78DB2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78DB2?

The RGB value is 167, 141, 178: 167 red, 141 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78DB2?

The complementary color is #98B28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78DB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78DB2 color

#A78DB2 rgb(167, 141, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78DB2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 55.3% green and 69.8% blue (167, 141, 178).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#A78DB2 color codes

HEX	`#A78DB2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 141, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 55.3%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 16.68, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 22.92, 316.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.496, 30.48, 46.23)`
Decimal	`10980786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78DB2, 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 #A78DB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78DB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #A78DB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78db2; }
.text { color: #a78db2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78db2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 141 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78db2, #b28dab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A78DB2?: #A78DB2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78DB2?: The RGB value is 167, 141, 178: 167 red, 141 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78DB2?: The complementary color is #98B28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78DB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.