What color is #A388AD?

#A388AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A388AD?

The RGB value is 163, 136, 173: 163 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A388AD?

The complementary color is #92AD88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A388AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A388AD color

#A388AD rgb(163, 136, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A388AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 53.3% green and 67.8% blue (163, 136, 173).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#A388AD color codes

HEX	`#A388AD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 136, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 53.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, 17.13, -15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 23.2, 317.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.45, 28.412, 43.354)`
Decimal	`10717357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A388AD, 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 #A388AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A388AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #A388AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a388ad; }
.text { color: #a388ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a388ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 136 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a388ad, #ad88a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A388AD?: #A388AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A388AD?: The RGB value is 163, 136, 173: 163 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A388AD?: The complementary color is #92AD88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A388AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.