What color is #A393BE?

#A393BE 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 #A393BE?

The RGB value is 163, 147, 190: 163 red, 147 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A393BE?

The complementary color is #AEBE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A393BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A393BE color

#A393BE rgb(163, 147, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A393BE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 57.6% green and 74.5% blue (163, 147, 190).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% 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 7.47:1).

#A393BE color codes

HEX	`#A393BE`
RGB	`rgb(163, 147, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 57.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.65, 14.49, -20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.65, 24.79, 305.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.83, 32.372, 53.119)`
Decimal	`10720190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A393BE, 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 #A393BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A393BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #A393BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a393be; }
.text { color: #a393be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a393be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 147 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a393be, #b893be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A393BE?: #A393BE 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 #A393BE?: The RGB value is 163, 147, 190: 163 red, 147 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A393BE?: The complementary color is #AEBE93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A393BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.