What color is #A793CF?

#A793CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A793CF?

The RGB value is 167, 147, 207: 167 red, 147 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A793CF?

The complementary color is #BBCF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A793CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A793CF color

#A793CF rgb(167, 147, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A793CF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.6% green and 81.2% blue (167, 147, 207).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#A793CF color codes

HEX	`#A793CF`
RGB	`rgb(167, 147, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, 19.58, -28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 34.24, 304.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.63, 33.588, 63.52)`
Decimal	`10982351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A793CF, 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 #A793CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A793CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #A793CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a793cf; }
.text { color: #a793cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a793cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 147 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a793cf, #c593cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A793CF?: #A793CF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A793CF?: The RGB value is 167, 147, 207: 167 red, 147 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A793CF?: The complementary color is #BBCF93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A793CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.