What color is #A391AF?

#A391AF 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 #A391AF?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 175: 163 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A391AF?

The complementary color is #9DAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A391AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A391AF color

#A391AF rgb(163, 145, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A391AF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 68.6% blue (163, 145, 175).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#A391AF color codes

HEX	`#A391AF`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 12.42, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 18.15, 313.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.966, 31.133, 44.822)`
Decimal	`10719663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A391AF, 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 #A391AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A391AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #A391AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a391af; }
.text { color: #a391af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a391af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a391af, #af91ac); }

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Questions

What color is #A391AF?: #A391AF 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 #A391AF?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 175: 163 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A391AF?: The complementary color is #9DAF91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A391AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.