What color is #A78EEF?

#A78EEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78EEF?

The RGB value is 167, 142, 239: 167 red, 142 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78EEF?

The complementary color is #D6EF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78EEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78EEF color

#A78EEF rgb(167, 142, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A78EEF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 55.7% green and 93.7% blue (167, 142, 239).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 75% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#A78EEF color codes

HEX	`#A78EEF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 142, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 55.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 75%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 41%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 41%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, 30.09, -45.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 54.61, 303.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.185, 33.793, 85.997)`
Decimal	`10981103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78EEF, 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 #A78EEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A78EEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #A78EEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78eef; }
.text { color: #a78eef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78eef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 142 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78eef, #d88eef); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A78EEF?: #A78EEF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78EEF?: The RGB value is 167, 142, 239: 167 red, 142 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78EEF?: The complementary color is #D6EF8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78EEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.