What color is #A38FBA?

#A38FBA 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 #A38FBA?

The RGB value is 163, 143, 186: 163 red, 143 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38FBA?

The complementary color is #A6BA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38FBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38FBA color

#A38FBA rgb(163, 143, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A38FBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.1% green and 72.9% blue (163, 143, 186).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A38FBA color codes

HEX	`#A38FBA`
RGB	`rgb(163, 143, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 15.89, -19.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 25.26, 308.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.788, 30.977, 50.644)`
Decimal	`10719162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38FBA, 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 #A38FBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A38FBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A38FBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38fba; }
.text { color: #a38fba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38fba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 143 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38fba, #b98fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38FBA?: #A38FBA 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 #A38FBA?: The RGB value is 163, 143, 186: 163 red, 143 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38FBA?: The complementary color is #A6BA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38FBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.