What color is #A385B3?

#A385B3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A385B3?

The RGB value is 163, 133, 179: 163 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A385B3?

The complementary color is #95B385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A385B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A385B3 color

#A385B3 rgb(163, 133, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A385B3 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.2% green and 70.2% blue (163, 133, 179).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#A385B3 color codes

HEX	`#A385B3`
RGB	`rgb(163, 133, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 26%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, 20.09, -19.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 28.27, 315.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.627, 27.817, 46.342)`
Decimal	`10716595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A385B3, 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 #A385B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A385B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #A385B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a385b3; }
.text { color: #a385b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a385b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 133 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a385b3, #b385ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A385B3?: #A385B3 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A385B3?: The RGB value is 163, 133, 179: 163 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A385B3?: The complementary color is #95B385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A385B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.