What color is #A58BCB?

#A58BCB 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 #A58BCB?

The RGB value is 165, 139, 203: 165 red, 139 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58BCB?

The complementary color is #B1CB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58BCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58BCB color

#A58BCB rgb(165, 139, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A58BCB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.5% green and 79.6% blue (165, 139, 203).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A58BCB color codes

HEX	`#A58BCB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 139, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 32%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 22.59, -29.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 37.11, 307.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.527, 30.776, 60.557)`
Decimal	`10849227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58BCB, 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 #A58BCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A58BCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #A58BCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58bcb; }
.text { color: #a58bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58bcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 139 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58bcb, #c58bcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A58BCB?: #A58BCB 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 #A58BCB?: The RGB value is 165, 139, 203: 165 red, 139 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58BCB?: The complementary color is #B1CB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58BCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.