What color is #A48DD2?

#A48DD2 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 #A48DD2?

The RGB value is 164, 141, 210: 164 red, 141 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48DD2?

The complementary color is #BBD28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48DD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48DD2 color

#A48DD2 rgb(164, 141, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A48DD2 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 55.3% green and 82.4% blue (164, 141, 210).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#A48DD2 color codes

HEX	`#A48DD2`
RGB	`rgb(164, 141, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 55.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 33%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, 22.77, -32.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 39.52, 305.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.465, 31.595, 65.138)`
Decimal	`10784210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48DD2, 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 #A48DD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A48DD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #A48DD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48dd2; }
.text { color: #a48dd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48dd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 141 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48dd2, #c68dd2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A48DD2?: #A48DD2 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 #A48DD2?: The RGB value is 164, 141, 210: 164 red, 141 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48DD2?: The complementary color is #BBD28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48DD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.