Information about #A38FAE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A38FAE falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(163, 143, 174) — 63.9% red, 56.1% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 12 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned twilight violet, #A38FAE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Glossy Grape (#AB92B3). Slightly further away sit Effortless (#A096A7) and Marionette (#AB94B3).

The recipe behind #A38FAE is rgb(163, 143, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A38FAE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A38FAE color variations

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

#A38FAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A38FAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A38FAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Amethyst Smoke

#95879C
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Grey

#808080

#A38FAE 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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#A38FAE 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 #A38FAE

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

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

#A38FAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A38FAE
  • RGB163, 143, 174
  • CMYK4, 12, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(163, 143, 174)
  • HSL279°, 16%, 62%
  • HSL Precise278.71°, 16.062%, 62.157%
  • HSV279°, 18%, 68%
  • HSB279°, 18%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.561, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.561, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.561, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA38FAE
  • DECIMAL ID10719150
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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