What color is #A488A3?

#A488A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A488A3?

The RGB value is 164, 136, 163: 164 red, 136 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A488A3?

The complementary color is #88A489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A488A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A488A3 color

#A488A3 rgb(164, 136, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A488A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 53.3% green and 63.9% blue (164, 136, 163).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A488A3 color codes

HEX	`#A488A3`
RGB	`rgb(164, 136, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 53.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, 15.48, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 18.59, 326.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.724, 28.146, 38.457)`
Decimal	`10782883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A488A3, 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 #A488A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A488A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A488A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a488a3; }
.text { color: #a488a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a488a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 136 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a488a3, #a48895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A488A3?: #A488A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A488A3?: The RGB value is 164, 136, 163: 164 red, 136 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A488A3?: The complementary color is #88A489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A488A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.