What color is #A383A7?

#A383A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A383A7?

The RGB value is 163, 131, 167: 163 red, 131 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A383A7?

The complementary color is #87A783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A383A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A383A7 color

#A383A7 rgb(163, 131, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A383A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51.4% green and 65.5% blue (163, 131, 167).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#A383A7 color codes

HEX	`#A383A7`
RGB	`rgb(163, 131, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, 18.76, -14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 23.68, 322.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.195, 26.81, 40.136)`
Decimal	`10716071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A383A7, 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 #A383A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A383A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #A383A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a383a7; }
.text { color: #a383a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a383a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 131 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a383a7, #a78399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A383A7?: #A383A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A383A7?: The RGB value is 163, 131, 167: 163 red, 131 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A383A7?: The complementary color is #87A783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A383A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.