What color is #A391C3?

#A391C3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A391C3?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 195: 163 red, 145 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A391C3?

The complementary color is #B1C391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A391C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A391C3 color

#A391C3 rgb(163, 145, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A391C3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 76.5% blue (163, 145, 195).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 29% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#A391C3 color codes

HEX	`#A391C3`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 16.73, -23.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 28.78, 305.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.078, 31.977, 55.943)`
Decimal	`10719683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A391C3, 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 #A391C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A391C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #A391C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a391c3; }
.text { color: #a391c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a391c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a391c3, #bc91c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A391C3?: #A391C3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A391C3?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 195: 163 red, 145 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A391C3?: The complementary color is #B1C391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A391C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.