What color is #A88CF0?

#A88CF0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88CF0?

The RGB value is 168, 140, 240: 168 red, 140 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88CF0?

The complementary color is #D4F08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88CF0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88CF0 color

#A88CF0 rgb(168, 140, 240)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88CF0 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.9% green and 94.1% blue (168, 140, 240).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 77% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#A88CF0 color codes

HEX	`#A88CF0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 140, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.9%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 77%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 42%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 42%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, 31.75, -46.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 56.42, 304.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.251, 33.372, 86.689)`
Decimal	`11046128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88CF0, 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 #A88CF0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88CF0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #A88CF0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88cf0; }
.text { color: #a88cf0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88cf0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 140 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88cf0, #da8cf0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A88CF0?: #A88CF0 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Dreamy Candy Forest. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88CF0?: The RGB value is 168, 140, 240: 168 red, 140 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88CF0?: The complementary color is #D4F08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88CF0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.