What color is #A79AC0?

#A79AC0 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 #A79AC0?

The RGB value is 167, 154, 192: 167 red, 154 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79AC0?

The complementary color is #B3C09A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79AC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79AC0 color

#A79AC0 rgb(167, 154, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A79AC0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.4% green and 75.3% blue (167, 154, 192).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#A79AC0 color codes

HEX	`#A79AC0`
RGB	`rgb(167, 154, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 12.29, -17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 21.68, 304.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.004, 35.132, 54.691)`
Decimal	`10984128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79AC0, 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 #A79AC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79AC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #A79AC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79ac0; }
.text { color: #a79ac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79ac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 154 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79ac0, #ba9ac0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A79AC0?: #A79AC0 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 #A79AC0?: The RGB value is 167, 154, 192: 167 red, 154 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79AC0?: The complementary color is #B3C09A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79AC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.