What color is #A08BBC?

#A08BBC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08BBC?

The RGB value is 160, 139, 188: 160 red, 139 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08BBC?

The complementary color is #A7BC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08BBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08BBC color

#A08BBC rgb(160, 139, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A08BBC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.5% green and 73.7% blue (160, 139, 188).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#A08BBC color codes

HEX	`#A08BBC`
RGB	`rgb(160, 139, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, 17.62, -22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 28.68, 307.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.805, 29.57, 51.546)`
Decimal	`10521532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08BBC, 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 #A08BBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08BBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #A08BBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08bbc; }
.text { color: #a08bbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08bbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 139 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08bbc, #b98bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A08BBC?: #A08BBC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08BBC?: The RGB value is 160, 139, 188: 160 red, 139 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08BBC?: The complementary color is #A7BC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08BBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.