What color is #A38FB1?

#A38FB1 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 #A38FB1?

The RGB value is 163, 143, 177: 163 red, 143 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38FB1?

The complementary color is #9DB18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38FB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38FB1 color

#A38FB1 rgb(163, 143, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38FB1 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.1% green and 69.4% blue (163, 143, 177).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A38FB1 color codes

HEX	`#A38FB1`
RGB	`rgb(163, 143, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 13.97, -15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 20.52, 312.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.861, 30.606, 45.763)`
Decimal	`10719153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38FB1, 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 #A38FB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A38FB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #A38FB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38fb1; }
.text { color: #a38fb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38fb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 143 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38fb1, #b18fae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A38FB1?: #A38FB1 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 #A38FB1?: The RGB value is 163, 143, 177: 163 red, 143 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38FB1?: The complementary color is #9DB18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38FB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.