What color is #A885BE?

#A885BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A885BE?

The RGB value is 168, 133, 190: 168 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A885BE?

The complementary color is #9BBE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A885BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A885BE color

#A885BE rgb(168, 133, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A885BE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.2% green and 74.5% blue (168, 133, 190).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Fleur-De-Lis (#B090C7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#A885BE color codes

HEX	`#A885BE`
RGB	`rgb(168, 133, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 24.08, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 34.5, 314.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.829, 28.818, 52.486)`
Decimal	`11044286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A885BE, 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 #A885BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A885BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #A885BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a885be; }
.text { color: #a885be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a885be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 133 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a885be, #be85b7); }

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Questions

What color is #A885BE?: #A885BE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fleur-De-Lis. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A885BE?: The RGB value is 168, 133, 190: 168 red, 133 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A885BE?: The complementary color is #9BBE85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A885BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.