#A178B5 Color

#A178B5 is rgb(161, 120, 181) in RGB and hsl(280, 29%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A178B5

HEX#A178B5

RGBrgb(161, 120, 181)

HSLhsl(280, 29%, 59%)

HSVhsv(280, 34%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.1 314.3)

CMYKcmyk(11%, 34%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A178B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.58:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A178B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A178B5 Complementary#8CB578 Analogous#8278B5 Analogous#B578AB Triadic#B5A178 Triadic#78B5A1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A178B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE8CC0 #BA9CC9 #C8B0D4 #D3C0DD #E1D4E7 #EDE5F1

Shades

#8E5EA6 #784E8D #623F73 #4E335C #382442 #221627

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