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#A388CE Color

#A388CE is rgb(163, 136, 206) in RGB, hsl(263, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A388CE
HEX#A388CE
RGBrgb(163, 136, 206)
HSLhsl(263, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(263, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.105 301.4)
LABlab(61.26% 21.22 -32.56)
LCHlch(61.26% 38.86 303.09)

What #A388CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A388CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.32Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.62Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.46Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.86Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.44African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A388CE Channel Values

How #A388CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 136 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A388CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A388CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A388CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A388CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A388CE
Complementary
#B3CE88
Analogous
#8890CE
Analogous
#C688CE
Triadic
#CEA388
Triadic
#88CEA3
Split comp.
#CEC688
Split comp.
#90CE88

Tints & Shades of #A388CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AE96D4
#BCA8DC
#C7B7E1
#D5C9E9
#E0D7EF
#EEE9F6

Shades

#8967C1
#7148B1
#5C3B91
#472E70
#332150
#1E132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A388CE.

How #A388CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A388CE
Protanopia#8D8DCE
Protanomaly#968BCE
Deuteranopia#9292CE
Deuteranomaly#998ECE
Tritanopia#999393
Tritanomaly#9D8FAE
Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #A388CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a388ce: #A388CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A388CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a388ce': '#A388CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.533, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a388ce">#A388CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A388CE"

More Purple Colors

#A388CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A388CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A388CE?

#A388CE is a light purple — rgb(163, 136, 206) in RGB and hsl(263, 42%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #A388CE?

#A388CE is rgb(163, 136, 206) — red 163, green 136, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A388CE?

#A388CE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A388CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A388CE scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A388CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A388CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.72, which is visibly different.

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