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#A38CCF Color

#A38CCF is rgb(163, 140, 207) in RGB, hsl(261, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38CCF
HEX#A38CCF
RGBrgb(163, 140, 207)
HSLhsl(261, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(261, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.6% 0.1 299.5)
LABlab(62.28% 19.24 -31.54)
LCHlch(62.28% 36.95 301.39)

What #A38CCF 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 #A38CCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.79Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.63Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.75African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.52Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.2

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

#A38CCF Channel Values

How #A38CCF 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 140 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38CCF 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A38CCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A38CCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38CCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A38CCF
Complementary
#B7CF8C
Analogous
#8C96CF
Analogous
#C58CCF
Triadic
#CFA38C
Triadic
#8CCFA3
Split comp.
#CFC58C
Split comp.
#96CF8C

Tints & Shades of #A38CCF

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

#AF9AD5
#BDACDC
#C9BBE2
#D4C9E8
#DFD7EE
#EEE9F6

Shades

#8A6CC1
#704BB4
#5C3E93
#452F6F
#31214F
#1D142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A38CCF.

How #A38CCF 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#A38CCF
Protanopia#9090CF
Protanomaly#988FCF
Deuteranopia#9494CF
Deuteranomaly#9A91CF
Tritanopia#999797
Tritanomaly#9D93B0
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A38CCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a38ccf: #A38CCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38CCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38ccf': '#A38CCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.549, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_a38ccf">#A38CCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A38CCF"

More Purple Colors

#A38CCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A38CCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38CCF?

#A38CCF is a light purple — rgb(163, 140, 207) in RGB and hsl(261, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #A38CCF?

#A38CCF is rgb(163, 140, 207) — red 163, green 140, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38CCF?

#A38CCF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38CCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38CCF scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38CCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38CCF 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 18.63, which is visibly different.

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