What color is #A79DC1?

#A79DC1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79DC1?

The RGB value is 167, 157, 193: 167 red, 157 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79DC1?

The complementary color is #B7C19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79DC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79DC1 color

#A79DC1 rgb(167, 157, 193)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A79DC1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.6% green and 75.7% blue (167, 157, 193).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#A79DC1 color codes

HEX	`#A79DC1`
RGB	`rgb(167, 157, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, 10.82, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 20.32, 302.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.617, 36.18, 55.443)`
Decimal	`10984897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79DC1, 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 #A79DC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79DC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #A79DC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79dc1; }
.text { color: #a79dc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79dc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 157 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79dc1, #b99dc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A79DC1?: #A79DC1 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79DC1?: The RGB value is 167, 157, 193: 167 red, 157 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79DC1?: The complementary color is #B7C19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79DC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.