What color is #A793B6?

#A793B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A793B6?

The RGB value is 167, 147, 182: 167 red, 147 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A793B6?

The complementary color is #A2B693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A793B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A793B6 color

#A793B6 rgb(167, 147, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A793B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.6% green and 71.4% blue (167, 147, 182).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#A793B6 color codes

HEX	`#A793B6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 147, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, 14.11, -15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 20.94, 312.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.812, 32.461, 48.678)`
Decimal	`10982326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A793B6, 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 #A793B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A793B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #A793B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a793b6; }
.text { color: #a793b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a793b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 147 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a793b6, #b693b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A793B6?: #A793B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A793B6?: The RGB value is 167, 147, 182: 167 red, 147 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A793B6?: The complementary color is #A2B693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A793B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.