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Information about #A38EC1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A38EC1 falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 142, 193) — 63.9% red, 55.7% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 20 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A38EC1 is a mildly saturated violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cold Purple (#9D8ABF). Slightly further away sit East Side (#AA8CBC) and Cool Violet (#A189BA).

In RGB terms — rgb(163, 142, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A38EC1: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #A38EC1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A38EC1 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A38EC1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A38EC1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A38EC1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A38EC1 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A38EC1 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A38EC1

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

#A38EC1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A38EC1
  • RGB163, 142, 193
  • CMYK12, 20, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(163, 142, 193)
  • HSL265°, 29%, 66%
  • HSL Precise264.706°, 29.143%, 65.686%
  • HSV265°, 26%, 76%
  • HSB265°, 26%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.557, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.557, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.557, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA38EC1
  • DECIMAL ID10718913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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