What color is #A79CC4?

#A79CC4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79CC4?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 196: 167 red, 156 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79CC4?

The complementary color is #B9C49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79CC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79CC4 color

#A79CC4 rgb(167, 156, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A79CC4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 76.9% blue (167, 156, 196).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#A79CC4 color codes

HEX	`#A79CC4`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, 12.04, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 22.58, 302.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.787, 35.978, 57.168)`
Decimal	`10984644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79CC4, 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 #A79CC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79CC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #A79CC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79cc4; }
.text { color: #a79cc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79cc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79cc4, #bb9cc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A79CC4?: #A79CC4 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79CC4?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 196: 167 red, 156 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79CC4?: The complementary color is #B9C49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79CC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.