What color is #A38BB4?

#A38BB4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38BB4?

The RGB value is 163, 139, 180: 163 red, 139 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38BB4?

The complementary color is #9CB48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38BB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38BB4 color

#A38BB4 rgb(163, 139, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38BB4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 54.5% green and 70.6% blue (163, 139, 180).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#A38BB4 color codes

HEX	`#A38BB4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 139, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 54.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 23%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, 16.88, -18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 24.76, 312.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.574, 29.547, 47.158)`
Decimal	`10718132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38BB4, 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 #A38BB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38BB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #A38BB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38bb4; }
.text { color: #a38bb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38bb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 139 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38bb4, #b48bb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38BB4?: #A38BB4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38BB4?: The RGB value is 163, 139, 180: 163 red, 139 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38BB4?: The complementary color is #9CB48B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38BB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.