What color is #A79CBA?

#A79CBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79CBA?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 186: 167 red, 156 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79CBA?

The complementary color is #AFBA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79CBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79CBA color

#A79CBA rgb(167, 156, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A79CBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 72.9% blue (167, 156, 186).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#A79CBA color codes

HEX	`#A79CBA`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, 9.89, -14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 17.17, 305.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.686, 35.538, 51.372)`
Decimal	`10984634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79CBA, 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 #A79CBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79CBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #A79CBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79cba; }
.text { color: #a79cba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79cba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79cba, #b69cba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A79CBA?: #A79CBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79CBA?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 186: 167 red, 156 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79CBA?: The complementary color is #AFBA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79CBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.