What color is #A38DBE?

#A38DBE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38DBE?

The RGB value is 163, 141, 190: 163 red, 141 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38DBE?

The complementary color is #A8BE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38DBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38DBE color

#A38DBE rgb(163, 141, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38DBE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 55.3% green and 74.5% blue (163, 141, 190).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#A38DBE color codes

HEX	`#A38DBE`
RGB	`rgb(163, 141, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 55.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 26%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.13, 17.9, -22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.13, 28.7, 308.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.922, 30.554, 52.816)`
Decimal	`10718654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38DBE, 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 #A38DBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A38DBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #A38DBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38dbe; }
.text { color: #a38dbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38dbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 141 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38dbe, #bc8dbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38DBE?: #A38DBE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38DBE?: The RGB value is 163, 141, 190: 163 red, 141 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38DBE?: The complementary color is #A8BE8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38DBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.