What color is #A385AD?

#A385AD 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 #A385AD?

The RGB value is 163, 133, 173: 163 red, 133 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A385AD?

The complementary color is #8FAD85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A385AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A385AD color

#A385AD rgb(163, 133, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A385AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.2% green and 67.8% blue (163, 133, 173).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#A385AD color codes

HEX	`#A385AD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 133, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, 18.84, -16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 25.24, 318.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.034, 27.579, 43.216)`
Decimal	`10716589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A385AD, 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 #A385AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A385AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #A385AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a385ad; }
.text { color: #a385ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a385ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 133 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a385ad, #ad85a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A385AD?: #A385AD 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 #A385AD?: The RGB value is 163, 133, 173: 163 red, 133 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A385AD?: The complementary color is #8FAD85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A385AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.