What color is #A3839F?

#A3839F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3839F?

The RGB value is 163, 131, 159: 163 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3839F?

The complementary color is #83A387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3839F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3839F color

#A3839F rgb(163, 131, 159)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A3839F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51.4% green and 62.4% blue (163, 131, 159).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#A3839F color codes

HEX	`#A3839F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 131, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.53, 17.2, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.53, 20.02, 329.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.478, 26.523, 36.361)`
Decimal	`10716063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3839F, 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 #A3839F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3839F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #A3839F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3839f; }
.text { color: #a3839f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3839f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 131 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3839f, #a3838f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A3839F?: #A3839F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3839F?: The RGB value is 163, 131, 159: 163 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3839F?: The complementary color is #83A387, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3839F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.