What color is #A387DF?

#A387DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A387DF?

The RGB value is 163, 135, 223: 163 red, 135 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A387DF?

The complementary color is #C3DF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A387DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A387DF color

#A387DF rgb(163, 135, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A387DF is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.9% green and 87.5% blue (163, 135, 223).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 58% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A387DF color codes

HEX	`#A387DF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 135, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 58%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 39%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 39%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 29.01, -41.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 50.29, 305.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.084, 30.442, 73.72)`
Decimal	`10717151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A387DF, 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 #A387DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A387DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A387DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a387df; }
.text { color: #a387df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a387df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 135 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a387df, #cf87df); }

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Questions

What color is #A387DF?: #A387DF is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A387DF?: The RGB value is 163, 135, 223: 163 red, 135 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A387DF?: The complementary color is #C3DF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A387DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.