What color is #A18BBA?

#A18BBA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18BBA?

The RGB value is 161, 139, 186: 161 red, 139 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18BBA?

The complementary color is #A4BA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18BBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18BBA color

#A18BBA rgb(161, 139, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18BBA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.5% green and 72.9% blue (161, 139, 186).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#A18BBA color codes

HEX	`#A18BBA`
RGB	`rgb(161, 139, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, 17.51, -21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 27.7, 309.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.792, 29.588, 50.428)`
Decimal	`10587066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18BBA, 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 #A18BBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18BBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #A18BBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18bba; }
.text { color: #a18bba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18bba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 139 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18bba, #b98bba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A18BBA?: #A18BBA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18BBA?: The RGB value is 161, 139, 186: 161 red, 139 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18BBA?: The complementary color is #A4BA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18BBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.