What color is #A08DBE?

#A08DBE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08DBE?

The RGB value is 160, 141, 190: 160 red, 141 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08DBE?

The complementary color is #ABBE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08DBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08DBE color

#A08DBE rgb(160, 141, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A08DBE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 55.3% green and 74.5% blue (160, 141, 190).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#A08DBE color codes

HEX	`#A08DBE`
RGB	`rgb(160, 141, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 55.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 16.92, -22.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 28.45, 306.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.314, 30.241, 52.787)`
Decimal	`10522046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08DBE, 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 #A08DBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A08DBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A08DBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08dbe; }
.text { color: #a08dbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08dbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 141 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08dbe, #b88dbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A08DBE?: #A08DBE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08DBE?: The RGB value is 160, 141, 190: 160 red, 141 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08DBE?: The complementary color is #ABBE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08DBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.