Color #A68BA3 Color / Colour Code #A68BA3
This page shows the hex color code for color #a68ba3 (#A68BA3). The colour is a purple tone with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #A68BA3 against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#A68BA3 paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 277, 307, and 337 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 307, 67, and 187 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #A68BA3
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 307 and saturation at 13%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 307 to 352 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 307 with its complement at 127 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #A68BA3
Lightness variations at hue 307 and 13% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #A68BA3
Design Use Cases for #A68BA3
Muted Accent Color
With 13% saturation, #A68BA3 has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Soft Accent & Highlight
With 60% lightness, #A68BA3 has a softer, more approachable quality. It works well for hover states, subtle highlights, progress indicators, and secondary UI elements. This lightness range is particularly effective for tag backgrounds and status indicators.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#A68BA3 falls in the purple spectrum (hue 307). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #A68BA3 (hue 307) to its complement at hue 127. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 337. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a68ba3, #8ca68f);
CSS Code for #A68BA3
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About Color #A68BA3 (#A68BA3)
#A68BA3 is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 166 red, 139 green, and 163 blue. The red channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 307 degrees with 13% saturation and 60% lightness, placing it in the warm range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #A68BA3 is 150/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow, and 35% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #A68BA3 against white is 3.07:1 and against black is 6.84:1. This only passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. For normal body text on white, darken the color or use it on a dark background where it achieves 6.84:1.
The complementary colour #8CA68F creates maximum visual tension when paired with #A68BA3. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #9C8CA6 and #A68C96, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #A68BA3
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #A68BA3?
- #A68BA3 is Color #A68BA3, a purple color (colour) with RGB(166, 139, 163), HSL(307, 13%, 60%), and CMYK(0%, 16%, 2%, 35%). Its perceived brightness is 150/255.
- Is #A68BA3 accessible for text?
- Against white, #A68BA3 has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 6.84:1 (passes AA). It passes AA for large text (18pt+) on white. Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #A68BA3?
- The complementary colour is #8CA68F (hue 127). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #9C8CA6 and #A68C96. The triadic palette adds #A3A68C and #8CA3A6 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #A68BA3 in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #a68ba3; or rgb(166, 139, 163); or hsl(307, 13%, 60%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 307 13% 60%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.