What color is #A79AD0?

#A79AD0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79AD0?

The RGB value is 167, 154, 208: 167 red, 154 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79AD0?

The complementary color is #C3D09A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79AD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79AD0 color

#A79AD0 rgb(167, 154, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A79AD0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.4% green and 81.6% blue (167, 154, 208).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#A79AD0 color codes

HEX	`#A79AD0`
RGB	`rgb(167, 154, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 26%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 15.85, -25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 30.35, 301.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.875, 35.88, 64.54)`
Decimal	`10984144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79AD0, 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 #A79AD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79AD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #A79AD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79ad0; }
.text { color: #a79ad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79ad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 154 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79ad0, #c29ad0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #A79AD0?: #A79AD0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79AD0?: The RGB value is 167, 154, 208: 167 red, 154 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79AD0?: The complementary color is #C3D09A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79AD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.