What color is #A976C5?

#A976C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A976C5?

The RGB value is 169, 118, 197: 169 red, 118 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A976C5?

The complementary color is #92C576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A976C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A976C5 color

#A976C5 rgb(169, 118, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A976C5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 46.3% green and 77.3% blue (169, 118, 197).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 41% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A976C5 color codes

HEX	`#A976C5`
RGB	`rgb(169, 118, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 46.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 41%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 40%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 34.38, -33.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 48.02, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.917, 25.424, 55.986)`
Decimal	`11105989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A976C5, 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 #A976C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A976C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A976C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a976c5; }
.text { color: #a976c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a976c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 118 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a976c5, #c576b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A976C5?: #A976C5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A976C5?: The RGB value is 169, 118, 197: 169 red, 118 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A976C5?: The complementary color is #92C576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A976C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.