What color is #A88EBA?

#A88EBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88EBA?

The RGB value is 168, 142, 186: 168 red, 142 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88EBA?

The complementary color is #A0BA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88EBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88EBA color

#A88EBA rgb(168, 142, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88EBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.7% green and 72.9% blue (168, 142, 186).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#A88EBA color codes

HEX	`#A88EBA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 142, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, 18.12, -19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 26.46, 313.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.683, 31.216, 50.643)`
Decimal	`11046586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88EBA, 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 #A88EBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88EBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #A88EBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88eba; }
.text { color: #a88eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88eba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 142 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88eba, #ba8eb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A88EBA?: #A88EBA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88EBA?: The RGB value is 168, 142, 186: 168 red, 142 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88EBA?: The complementary color is #A0BA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88EBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.