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#A38AD0 Color

#A38AD0 is rgb(163, 138, 208) in RGB, hsl(261, 43%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 18%) 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 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38AD0
HEX#A38AD0
RGBrgb(163, 138, 208)
HSLhsl(261, 43%, 68%)
HSVhsv(261, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.104 300.1)
LABlab(61.82% 20.50 -32.81)
LCHlch(61.82% 38.69 302.00)

What #A38AD0 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 #A38AD0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.97Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.08Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.25Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.09Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.96African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.83

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

#A38AD0 Channel Values

How #A38AD0 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 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 43% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 34% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38AD0 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A38AD0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A38AD0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38AD0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A38AD0
Complementary
#B8D08A
Analogous
#8A95D0
Analogous
#C68AD0
Triadic
#D0A38A
Triadic
#8AD0A3
Split comp.
#D0C68A
Split comp.
#95D08A

Tints & Shades of #A38AD0

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

#AE99D6
#BDABDE
#C8BAE3
#D4C8E9
#DFD7EF
#EEE9F6

Shades

#8969C3
#6F49B6
#5B3C96
#452D71
#312050
#1D132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A38AD0.

How #A38AD0 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#A38AD0
Protanopia#8F8FD0
Protanomaly#978DD0
Deuteranopia#9393D0
Deuteranomaly#9A8FD0
Tritanopia#999595
Tritanomaly#9D91B0
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A38AD0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a38ad0: #A38AD0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38AD0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38ad0': '#A38AD0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.541, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_a38ad0">#A38AD0</color>
SVG fillfill="#A38AD0"

More Purple Colors

#A38AD0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A38AD0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38AD0?

#A38AD0 is a light purple — rgb(163, 138, 208) in RGB and hsl(261, 43%, 68%) 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 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #A38AD0?

#A38AD0 is rgb(163, 138, 208) — red 163, green 138, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38AD0?

#A38AD0 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38AD0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38AD0 scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38AD0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38AD0 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 18.89, which is visibly different.

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