What color is #A88BCA?

#A88BCA 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 #A88BCA?

The RGB value is 168, 139, 202: 168 red, 139 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88BCA?

The complementary color is #ADCA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88BCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88BCA color

#A88BCA rgb(168, 139, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88BCA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.5% green and 79.2% blue (168, 139, 202).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Petrified Purple (#9C87C1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#A88BCA color codes

HEX	`#A88BCA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 139, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 31%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.55, 23.3, -28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.55, 36.81, 309.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.04, 31.054, 59.961)`
Decimal	`11045834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88BCA, 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 #A88BCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88BCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #A88BCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88bca; }
.text { color: #a88bca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88bca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 139 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88bca, #c88bca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88BCA?: #A88BCA 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 #A88BCA?: The RGB value is 168, 139, 202: 168 red, 139 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88BCA?: The complementary color is #ADCA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88BCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.