What color is #A188B0?

#A188B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A188B0?

The RGB value is 161, 136, 176: 161 red, 136 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A188B0?

The complementary color is #97B088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A188B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A188B0 color

#A188B0 rgb(161, 136, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A188B0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 53.3% green and 69% blue (161, 136, 176).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#A188B0 color codes

HEX	`#A188B0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 136, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 53.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, 17.07, -17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 24.45, 314.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.337, 28.32, 44.881)`
Decimal	`10586288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A188B0, 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 #A188B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A188B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #A188B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a188b0; }
.text { color: #a188b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a188b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 136 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a188b0, #b088ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A188B0?: #A188B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A188B0?: The RGB value is 161, 136, 176: 161 red, 136 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A188B0?: The complementary color is #97B088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A188B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.