What color is #A87DA9?

#A87DA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87DA9?

The RGB value is 168, 125, 169: 168 red, 125 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87DA9?

The complementary color is #7EA97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87DA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87DA9 color

#A87DA9 rgb(168, 125, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A87DA9 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 49% green and 66.3% blue (168, 125, 169).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A87DA9 color codes

HEX	`#A87DA9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 125, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 49%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, 24.31, -16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 29.6, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.643, 25.858, 40.905)`
Decimal	`11042217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87DA9, 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 #A87DA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87DA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A87DA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87da9; }
.text { color: #a87da9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87da9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 125 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87da9, #a97d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A87DA9?: #A87DA9 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87DA9?: The RGB value is 168, 125, 169: 168 red, 125 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87DA9?: The complementary color is #7EA97D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87DA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.