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#A88BC0 Cool Gray

The nearest named color to #A88BC0 is Cool Gray (#94A3B8).

#A88BC0

Cool Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #A88BC0?

HEX
#A88BC0
RGB
rgb(168, 139, 192)
HSL
hsl(273, 30%, 65%)
OKLCH
oklch(68.2% 0.083 309)
CMYK
13, 28, 0, 25

#A88BC0 has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #A88BC0
#A88BC0
Same color
White
2.9Fail
Near-black
5.9AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #A88BC0 · 5.9:1

Tints and shades of #A88BC0

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F9F2FF
  2. #E5C7FF
  3. #C6A8DF
  4. #A88BC0
  5. #8A6EA1
  6. #6E5284
  7. #533867
  8. #391F4C
  9. #210631

Colors that go with #A88BC0

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --cool-gray-1: #A88BC0; /* Cool Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #A88BC0

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (10)

Mesh gradients (1)