What color is #A975A0?

#A975A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A975A0?

The RGB value is 169, 117, 160: 169 red, 117 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A975A0?

The complementary color is #75A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A975A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A975A0 color

#A975A0 rgb(169, 117, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A975A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 45.9% green and 62.7% blue (169, 117, 160).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#A975A0 color codes

HEX	`#A975A0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 117, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 45.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, 27.46, -14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 31.25, 331.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.068, 23.697, 36.294)`
Decimal	`11105696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A975A0, 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 #A975A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A975A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #A975A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a975a0; }
.text { color: #a975a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a975a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 117 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a975a0, #a97586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A975A0?: #A975A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A975A0?: The RGB value is 169, 117, 160: 169 red, 117 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A975A0?: The complementary color is #75A97E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A975A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.