What color is #A583AD?

#A583AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A583AD?

The RGB value is 165, 131, 173: 165 red, 131 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A583AD?

The complementary color is #8BAD83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A583AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A583AD color

#A583AD rgb(165, 131, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A583AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.4% green and 67.8% blue (165, 131, 173).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A583AD color codes

HEX	`#A583AD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 131, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.2, 20.66, -17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.2, 26.91, 320.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.175, 27.25, 43.145)`
Decimal	`10847149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A583AD, 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 #A583AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A583AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A583AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a583ad; }
.text { color: #a583ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a583ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 131 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a583ad, #ad83a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A583AD?: #A583AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A583AD?: The RGB value is 165, 131, 173: 165 red, 131 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A583AD?: The complementary color is #8BAD83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A583AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.