What color is #A380E3?

#A380E3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A380E3?

The RGB value is 163, 128, 227: 163 red, 128 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A380E3?

The complementary color is #C0E380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A380E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A380E3 color

#A380E3 rgb(163, 128, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A380E3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 50.2% green and 89% blue (163, 128, 227).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 64% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#A380E3 color codes

HEX	`#A380E3`
RGB	`rgb(163, 128, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 50.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 64%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, 33.96, -45.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 56.86, 306.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.685, 28.771, 76.279)`
Decimal	`10715363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A380E3, 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 #A380E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A380E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #A380E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a380e3; }
.text { color: #a380e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a380e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 128 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a380e3, #d580e3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A380E3?: #A380E3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A380E3?: The RGB value is 163, 128, 227: 163 red, 128 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A380E3?: The complementary color is #C0E380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A380E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.