What color is #A391D0?

#A391D0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A391D0?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 208: 163 red, 145 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A391D0?

The complementary color is #BED091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A391D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A391D0 color

#A391D0 rgb(163, 145, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A391D0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 81.6% blue (163, 145, 208).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 40% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#A391D0 color codes

HEX	`#A391D0`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 40%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 30%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 19.71, -29.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 35.83, 303.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.612, 32.591, 64.024)`
Decimal	`10719696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A391D0, 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 #A391D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A391D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A391D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a391d0; }
.text { color: #a391d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a391d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a391d0, #c391d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A391D0?: #A391D0 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A391D0?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 208: 163 red, 145 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A391D0?: The complementary color is #BED091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A391D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.