#A38BBB Color

#A38BBB is rgb(163, 139, 187) in RGB and hsl(270, 26%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A38BBB

HEX#A38BBB

RGBrgb(163, 139, 187)

HSLhsl(270, 26%, 64%)

HSVhsv(270, 26%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.074 307.2)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 26%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A38BBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A38BBB based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A38BBB Complementary#A3BB8B Analogous#8B8BBB Analogous#BB8BBB Triadic#BBA38B Triadic#8BBBA3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A38BBB, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B09BC5 #BDABCE #C9BCD7 #D4C8DF #E0D8E8 #EDE9F2

Shades

#8C6EAA #785997 #61487A #4C3960 #362843 #21192A

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