Close to Medium Purple
#A38BED
#A38BED is a light, rich blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 63.9% red, 54.5% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 73% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A38BED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.81:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A38BED as they’d see it.
#A38BED in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A38BED
What color is #A38BED?
#A38BED is a light, rich blue, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 63.9% red, 54.5% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 73% saturation and 74% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A38BED in RGB?
#A38BED is rgb(163, 139, 237): 163 red, 139 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A38BED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(31, 41, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A38BED?
PANTONE 2641 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A38BED?
Its complement #89A53D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.