What color is #A984A7?

#A984A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A984A7?

The RGB value is 169, 132, 167: 169 red, 132 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A984A7?

The complementary color is #84A986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A984A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A984A7 color

#A984A7 rgb(169, 132, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A984A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51.8% green and 65.5% blue (169, 132, 167).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A984A7 color codes

HEX	`#A984A7`
RGB	`rgb(169, 132, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 20.29, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 24.16, 327.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.588, 27.728, 40.24)`
Decimal	`11109543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A984A7, 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 #A984A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A984A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #A984A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a984a7; }
.text { color: #a984a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a984a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 132 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a984a7, #a98495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A984A7?: #A984A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A984A7?: The RGB value is 169, 132, 167: 169 red, 132 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A984A7?: The complementary color is #84A986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A984A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.