What color is #A883AA?

#A883AA 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 #A883AA?

The RGB value is 168, 131, 170: 168 red, 131 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A883AA?

The complementary color is #85AA83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A883AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A883AA color

#A883AA rgb(168, 131, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A883AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.4% green and 66.7% blue (168, 131, 170).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#A883AA color codes

HEX	`#A883AA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 131, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 21.09, -15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 26, 324.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.52, 27.46, 41.662)`
Decimal	`11043754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A883AA, 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 #A883AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A883AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #A883AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a883aa; }
.text { color: #a883aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a883aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 131 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a883aa, #aa8399); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A883AA?: #A883AA 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 #A883AA?: The RGB value is 168, 131, 170: 168 red, 131 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A883AA?: The complementary color is #85AA83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A883AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.