#A38CED Color

#A38CED is rgb(163, 140, 237) in RGB, hsl(254, 73%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), visibly different at ΔE 11.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38CED

HEX#A38CED

RGBrgb(163, 140, 237)

HSLhsl(254, 73%, 74%)

HSVhsv(254, 41%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.14 293.3)

LABlab(63.41% 24.89 -46.39)

LCHlch(63.41% 52.65 298.21)

What #A38CED 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 #A38CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.91 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 12.03 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.11 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.84 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.51 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.82

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#A38CED Channel Values

How #A38CED 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 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 254° · S 73% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 254° · S 41% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.79:1 vs white · 7.53:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38CED 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A38CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38CED; 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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Tints & Shades of #A38CED

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.

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How #A38CED 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#A38CED

Protanopia#9090ED

Protanomaly#988FED

Deuteranopia#9494ED

Deuteranomaly#9A91ED

Tritanopia#939D9D

Tritanomaly#9A96C2

Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

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Using #A38CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a38ced: #A38CED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38CED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38ced': '#A38CED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.549, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_a38ced">#A38CED</color>

SVG fillfill="#A38CED"

More Blue Colors

#A38CED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#A38CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38CED?

#A38CED is a light blue — rgb(163, 140, 237) in RGB and hsl(254, 73%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.91.

What is the RGB value of #A38CED?

#A38CED is rgb(163, 140, 237) — red 163, green 140, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38CED?

#A38CED converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 41%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38CED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38CED scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38CED 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 12.03, which is visibly different.

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