What color is #A188DB?

#A188DB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A188DB?

The RGB value is 161, 136, 219: 161 red, 136 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A188DB?

The complementary color is #C2DB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A188DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A188DB color

#A188DB rgb(161, 136, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A188DB is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 53.3% green and 85.9% blue (161, 136, 219).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 54% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#A188DB color codes

HEX	`#A188DB`
RGB	`rgb(161, 136, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 53.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 54%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 38%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 38%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, 26.89, -39.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 47.42, 304.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.285, 30.3, 70.941)`
Decimal	`10586331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A188DB, 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 #A188DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A188DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #A188DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a188db; }
.text { color: #a188db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a188db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 136 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a188db, #cb88db); }

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Questions

What color is #A188DB?: #A188DB is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A188DB?: The RGB value is 161, 136, 219: 161 red, 136 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A188DB?: The complementary color is #C2DB88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A188DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.