What color is #A88EDA?

#A88EDA 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 #A88EDA?

The RGB value is 168, 142, 218: 168 red, 142 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88EDA?

The complementary color is #C0DA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88EDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88EDA color

#A88EDA rgb(168, 142, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A88EDA is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.7% green and 85.5% blue (168, 142, 218).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 51% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dreamy Candy Forest (#B195E4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A88EDA color codes

HEX	`#A88EDA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 142, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 51%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 35%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, 25.28, -35.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 43.4, 305.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.474, 32.733, 70.607)`
Decimal	`11046618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88EDA, 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 #A88EDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A88EDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A88EDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88eda; }
.text { color: #a88eda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88eda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 142 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88eda, #ce8eda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #A88EDA?: #A88EDA 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 #A88EDA?: The RGB value is 168, 142, 218: 168 red, 142 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88EDA?: The complementary color is #C0DA8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88EDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.