What color is #A58FD0?

#A58FD0 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 #A58FD0?

The RGB value is 165, 143, 208: 165 red, 143 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58FD0?

The complementary color is #BAD08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58FD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58FD0 color

#A58FD0 rgb(165, 143, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A58FD0 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.1% green and 81.6% blue (165, 143, 208).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 41% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#A58FD0 color codes

HEX	`#A58FD0`
RGB	`rgb(165, 143, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 41%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 21.47, -30.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 37.22, 305.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.722, 32.198, 63.943)`
Decimal	`10850256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58FD0, 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 #A58FD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A58FD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #A58FD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58fd0; }
.text { color: #a58fd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58fd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 143 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58fd0, #c68fd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A58FD0?: #A58FD0 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 #A58FD0?: The RGB value is 165, 143, 208: 165 red, 143 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58FD0?: The complementary color is #BAD08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58FD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.