What color is #A38EAD?

#A38EAD 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 #A38EAD?

The RGB value is 163, 142, 173: 163 red, 142 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38EAD?

The complementary color is #98AD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38EAD color

#A38EAD rgb(163, 142, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38EAD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 55.7% green and 67.8% blue (163, 142, 173).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#A38EAD color codes

HEX	`#A38EAD`
RGB	`rgb(163, 142, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 55.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 13.71, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 19.14, 315.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.319, 30.15, 43.644)`
Decimal	`10718893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38EAD, 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 #A38EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A38EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #A38EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38ead; }
.text { color: #a38ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 142 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38ead, #ad8ea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A38EAD?: #A38EAD 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 #A38EAD?: The RGB value is 163, 142, 173: 163 red, 142 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38EAD?: The complementary color is #98AD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.