What color is #A982AA?

#A982AA 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 #A982AA?

The RGB value is 169, 130, 170: 169 red, 130 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A982AA?

The complementary color is #83AA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A982AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A982AA color

#A982AA rgb(169, 130, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A982AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51% green and 66.7% blue (169, 130, 170).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#A982AA color codes

HEX	`#A982AA`
RGB	`rgb(169, 130, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, 22.01, -15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 26.87, 325)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.6, 27.303, 41.628)`
Decimal	`11109034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A982AA, 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 #A982AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A982AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #A982AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a982aa; }
.text { color: #a982aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a982aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 130 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a982aa, #aa8297); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A982AA?: #A982AA 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 #A982AA?: The RGB value is 169, 130, 170: 169 red, 130 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A982AA?: The complementary color is #83AA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A982AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.