What color is #A18FB2?

#A18FB2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18FB2?

The RGB value is 161, 143, 178: 161 red, 143 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18FB2?

The complementary color is #A0B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18FB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18FB2 color

#A18FB2 rgb(161, 143, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A18FB2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.1% green and 69.8% blue (161, 143, 178).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A18FB2 color codes

HEX	`#A18FB2`
RGB	`rgb(161, 143, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 20%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 13.5, -15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 20.81, 310.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.555, 30.437, 46.271)`
Decimal	`10588082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18FB2, 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 #A18FB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A18FB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #A18FB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18fb2; }
.text { color: #a18fb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18fb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 143 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18fb2, #b28fb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A18FB2?: #A18FB2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18FB2?: The RGB value is 161, 143, 178: 161 red, 143 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18FB2?: The complementary color is #A0B28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18FB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.