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#A38AA1 Color

#A38AA1 is rgb(163, 138, 161) in RGB, hsl(305, 12%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38AA1
HEX#A38AA1
RGBrgb(163, 138, 161)
HSLhsl(305, 12%, 59%)
HSVhsv(305, 15%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.044 328.6)
LABlab(60.36% 12.85 -8.55)
LCHlch(60.36% 15.43 326.36)

What #A38AA1 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 #A38AA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 5.76Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 6.19Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 6.26Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 6.71Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.4English Lavender#B48395ΔE 10.93

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

#A38AA1 Channel Values

How #A38AA1 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 138 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 305° · S 12% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 305° · S 15% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 1% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38AA1 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A38AA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A38AA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38AA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A38AA1
Complementary
#8AA38C
Analogous
#998AA3
Analogous
#A38A94
Triadic
#A1A38A
Triadic
#8AA1A3
Split comp.
#94A38A
Split comp.
#8AA399

Tints & Shades of #A38AA1

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

#B09BAF
#BCA9BA
#C9BAC8
#D4C9D3
#E2DAE1
#EDE8ED

Shades

#91738F
#7B6079
#644F62
#503F4F
#392D38
#221B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A38AA1.

How #A38AA1 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#A38AA1
Protanopia#8F8FA1
Protanomaly#978DA1
Deuteranopia#9393A0
Deuteranomaly#9A8FA1
Tritanopia#A08D8D
Tritanomaly#A18C96
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A38AA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a38aa1: #A38AA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38AA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38aa1': '#A38AA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.541, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_a38aa1">#A38AA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#A38AA1"

More Pink Colors

#A38AA1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A38AA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38AA1?

#A38AA1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 138, 161) in RGB and hsl(305, 12%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #A38AA1?

#A38AA1 is rgb(163, 138, 161) — red 163, green 138, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38AA1?

#A38AA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38AA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38AA1 scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38AA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38AA1 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.56, which is visibly different.

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