What color is #A483B8?

#A483B8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A483B8?

The RGB value is 164, 131, 184: 164 red, 131 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A483B8?

The complementary color is #97B883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A483B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A483B8 color

#A483B8 rgb(164, 131, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A483B8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51.4% green and 72.2% blue (164, 131, 184).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#A483B8 color codes

HEX	`#A483B8`
RGB	`rgb(164, 131, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 51.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.51, 22.62, -23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.51, 32.29, 314.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.076, 27.586, 48.973)`
Decimal	`10781624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A483B8, 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 #A483B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A483B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A483B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a483b8; }
.text { color: #a483b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a483b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 131 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a483b8, #b883b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A483B8?: #A483B8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A483B8?: The RGB value is 164, 131, 184: 164 red, 131 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A483B8?: The complementary color is #97B883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A483B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.