Information about #A48BDA color

#A48BDA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A48BDA is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 139, 218) — 64.3% red, 54.5% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 31 / 0 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated twilight violet, #A48BDA has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sabrina Violet (#A285D1). Slightly further away sit Unicorn (#9F90D0) and Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7).

The recipe behind #A48BDA is rgb(164, 139, 218), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A48BDA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A48BDA color variations

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

#A48BDA 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A48BDA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A48BDA
  • RGB164, 139, 218
  • CMYK21, 31, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(164, 139, 218)
  • HSL259°, 52%, 70%
  • HSL Precise258.987°, 51.634%, 70%
  • HSV259°, 36%, 85%
  • HSB259°, 36%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.545, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.545, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.545, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA48BDA
  • DECIMAL ID10783706
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01