What color is #A38EBB?

#A38EBB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38EBB?

The RGB value is 163, 142, 187: 163 red, 142 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38EBB?

The complementary color is #A6BB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38EBB color

#A38EBB rgb(163, 142, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38EBB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 55.7% green and 73.3% blue (163, 142, 187).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#A38EBB color codes

HEX	`#A38EBB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 142, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 55.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 16.67, -20.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 26.45, 309.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.745, 30.721, 51.156)`
Decimal	`10718907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38EBB, 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 #A38EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A38EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #A38EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38ebb; }
.text { color: #a38ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 142 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38ebb, #ba8ebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38EBB?: #A38EBB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38EBB?: The RGB value is 163, 142, 187: 163 red, 142 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38EBB?: The complementary color is #A6BB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.