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#A385AD

Dusty Purple

#A385AD is the CSS named color "darkgray", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 163, green 133, and blue 173 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 285°, 20% saturation, and 60% lightness: on the lighter side — readable as large or bold text on a dark background, but too pale for small body text on white.

Every format

HEX#a385ad
RGBrgb(163, 133, 173)
HSLhsl(285° 20% 60%)
HSBhsb(285° 23% 68%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.067 318°)
OKLABoklab(66% 0.050 -0.045)
LCHlch(59% 24.1 316°)
CMYKcmyk(6% 23% 0% 32%)

Shades (darker)

#a385ad · #93759d · #83668c · #73577d · #64496d

Tints (lighter)

#a385ad · #ae8fb8 · #b89ac3 · #c3a4ce · #ceafd9

Shades mix #A385AD toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.

On white: 3.22:1 — AA (large text only)
On black: 6.52:1 — AA

Frequently asked

What is #A385AD in RGB?
#A385AD is rgb(163, 133, 173) — red 163, green 133, blue 173 out of 255 each.
Does #A385AD pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
It has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 against white, which passes WCAG AA (large text only) for normal text.
What's a good background color to pair with #A385AD?
Black text or a black background gives better contrast (6.52:1) than white (3.22:1).

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