What color is #A88EB5?

#A88EB5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88EB5?

The RGB value is 168, 142, 181: 168 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88EB5?

The complementary color is #9BB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88EB5 color

#A88EB5 rgb(168, 142, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88EB5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.7% green and 71% blue (168, 142, 181).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A88EB5 color codes

HEX	`#A88EB5`
RGB	`rgb(168, 142, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, 17.07, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 23.9, 315.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.161, 31.007, 47.893)`
Decimal	`11046581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88EB5, 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 #A88EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A88EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88eb5; }
.text { color: #a88eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 142 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88eb5, #b58eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A88EB5?: #A88EB5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88EB5?: The RGB value is 168, 142, 181: 168 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88EB5?: The complementary color is #9BB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.