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#A388FC Color

#A388FC is rgb(163, 136, 252) in RGB, hsl(254, 95%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 46%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A388FC
HEX#A388FC
RGBrgb(163, 136, 252)
HSLhsl(254, 95%, 76%)
HSVhsv(254, 46%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 46%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.166 292.3)
LABlab(63.09% 30.04 -55.12)
LCHlch(63.09% 62.77 298.59)

What #A388FC 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 #A388FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.88Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.34Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.59Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.81Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.8Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 16.82

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

#A388FC Channel Values

How #A388FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 95% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 46% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.81:1 vs white · 7.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A388FC 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 text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A388FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A388FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A388FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A388FC
Complementary
#E1FC88
Analogous
#88A7FC
Analogous
#DD88FC
Triadic
#FCA388
Triadic
#88FCA3
Split comp.
#FCDD88
Split comp.
#A7FC88

Tints & Shades of #A388FC

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

#AE97FC
#BAA5FD
#C5B4FD
#D5C8FE
#E0D7FE
#ECE6FE

Shades

#7C56FB
#521FF9
#3906E0
#2C04AE
#1F037C
#120246

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A388FC.

How #A388FC 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#A388FC
Protanopia#8D8DFC
Protanomaly#968BFC
Deuteranopia#9292FC
Deuteranomaly#998EFC
Tritanopia#8F9D9D
Tritanomaly#9795CA
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A388FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a388fc: #A388FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A388FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a388fc': '#A388FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.533, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_a388fc">#A388FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A388FC"

More Blue Colors

#A388FC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A388FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A388FC?

#A388FC is a light blue — rgb(163, 136, 252) in RGB and hsl(254, 95%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #A388FC?

#A388FC is rgb(163, 136, 252) — red 163, green 136, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A388FC?

#A388FC converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 46%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A388FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A388FC scores 2.81:1 against white and 7.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A388FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A388FC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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