What color is #A38AAF?

#A38AAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38AAF?

The RGB value is 163, 138, 175: 163 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38AAF?

The complementary color is #96AF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38AAF color

#A38AAF rgb(163, 138, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38AAF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 54.1% green and 68.6% blue (163, 138, 175).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#A38AAF color codes

HEX	`#A38AAF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 138, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 54.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.83, 16.4, -15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.83, 22.86, 315.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.929, 29.059, 44.476)`
Decimal	`10717871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38AAF, 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 #A38AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #A38AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38aaf; }
.text { color: #a38aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 138 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38aaf, #af8aa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38AAF?: #A38AAF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38AAF?: The RGB value is 163, 138, 175: 163 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38AAF?: The complementary color is #96AF8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.