What color is #A48BC2?

#A48BC2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48BC2?

The RGB value is 164, 139, 194: 164 red, 139 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48BC2?

The complementary color is #A9C28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48BC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48BC2 color

#A48BC2 rgb(164, 139, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A48BC2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.5% green and 76.1% blue (164, 139, 194).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#A48BC2 color codes

HEX	`#A48BC2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 139, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 28%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.87, 20.25, -25.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.87, 32.23, 308.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.278, 30.253, 55.062)`
Decimal	`10783682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48BC2, 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 #A48BC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A48BC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #A48BC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48bc2; }
.text { color: #a48bc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48bc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 139 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48bc2, #bf8bc2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A48BC2?: #A48BC2 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Petrified Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48BC2?: The RGB value is 164, 139, 194: 164 red, 139 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48BC2?: The complementary color is #A9C28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48BC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.