#A38CE3 Color

#A38CE3 is rgb(163, 140, 227) in RGB, hsl(256, 61%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 38%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), visibly different at ΔE 11.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38CE3

HEX#A38CE3

RGBrgb(163, 140, 227)

HSLhsl(256, 61%, 72%)

HSVhsv(256, 38%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(28%, 38%, 0%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.127 295.1)

LABlab(63.02% 22.95 -41.50)

LCHlch(63.02% 47.42 298.94)

What #A38CE3 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 #A38CE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.22 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.06 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.81 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.89 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 15.18 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 15.27

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

#A38CE3 Channel Values

How #A38CE3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 163 · G 140 · B 227	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 256° · S 61% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 256° · S 38% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 28% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.83:1 vs white · 7.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38CE3 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A38CE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38CE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A38CE3

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

Shades

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How #A38CE3 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#A38CE3

Protanopia#9090E3

Protanomaly#988FE3

Deuteranopia#9494E3

Deuteranomaly#9A91E3

Tritanopia#959B9B

Tritanomaly#9B95BC

Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

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Using #A38CE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a38ce3: #A38CE3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38CE3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38ce3': '#A38CE3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.549, blue: 0.890)

Android XML<color name="color_a38ce3">#A38CE3</color>

SVG fillfill="#A38CE3"

More Purple Colors

#A38CE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A38CE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38CE3?

#A38CE3 is a light purple — rgb(163, 140, 227) in RGB and hsl(256, 61%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.22.

What is the RGB value of #A38CE3?

#A38CE3 is rgb(163, 140, 227) — red 163, green 140, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38CE3?

#A38CE3 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 38%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38CE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38CE3 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38CE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38CE3 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 15.27, which is visibly different.

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