What color is #A398BC?

#A398BC 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 #A398BC?

The RGB value is 163, 152, 188: 163 red, 152 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A398BC?

The complementary color is #B1BC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A398BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A398BC color

#A398BC rgb(163, 152, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A398BC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.6% green and 73.7% blue (163, 152, 188).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A398BC color codes

HEX	`#A398BC`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 11.22, -17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 20.5, 303.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.408, 33.874, 52.24)`
Decimal	`10721468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A398BC, 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 #A398BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A398BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A398BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a398bc; }
.text { color: #a398bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a398bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a398bc, #b598bc); }

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Questions

What color is #A398BC?: #A398BC 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 #A398BC?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 188: 163 red, 152 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A398BC?: The complementary color is #B1BC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A398BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.