What color is #A58CBC?

#A58CBC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58CBC?

The RGB value is 165, 140, 188: 165 red, 140 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58CBC?

The complementary color is #A3BC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58CBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58CBC color

#A58CBC rgb(165, 140, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A58CBC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.9% green and 73.7% blue (165, 140, 188).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A58CBC color codes

HEX	`#A58CBC`
RGB	`rgb(165, 140, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 26%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 18.69, -21.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 28.49, 310.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.971, 30.387, 51.643)`
Decimal	`10849468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58CBC, 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 #A58CBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A58CBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #A58CBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58cbc; }
.text { color: #a58cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58cbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 140 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58cbc, #bc8cbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A58CBC?: #A58CBC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58CBC?: The RGB value is 165, 140, 188: 165 red, 140 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58CBC?: The complementary color is #A3BC8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58CBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.