What color is #A48AB7?

#A48AB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48AB7?

The RGB value is 164, 138, 183: 164 red, 138 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48AB7?

The complementary color is #9DB78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48AB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48AB7 color

#A48AB7 rgb(164, 138, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A48AB7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.1% green and 71.8% blue (164, 138, 183).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#A48AB7 color codes

HEX	`#A48AB7`
RGB	`rgb(164, 138, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.21, 18.42, -19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.21, 27.1, 312.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.944, 29.489, 48.747)`
Decimal	`10783415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48AB7, 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 #A48AB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48AB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #A48AB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48ab7; }
.text { color: #a48ab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48ab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 138 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48ab7, #b78ab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A48AB7?: #A48AB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48AB7?: The RGB value is 164, 138, 183: 164 red, 138 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48AB7?: The complementary color is #9DB78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48AB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.