Color

#A48E9A

Muted warm purple. Nearest reference color: Heliotrope gray.

RGB

0–255

164

142

154

CMYK

0–100%

13.41%

6.1%

35.69%

RGB describes how #A48E9A is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 164, green 142 and blue 154.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 13.41%, yellow 6.1% and black 35.69%.

HSL values

H 327.27° S 10.78% L 60%

In the HSL color model, #A48E9A has a hue of 327.27°, 10.78% saturation and 60% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A48E9A is a medium, warm purple with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #A48E9A in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A48E9A

RGB rgb(164, 142, 154)

HSL hsl(327.27 10.78% 60%)

OKLCH oklch(0.670184 0.03123 343.9544)

CSS --color: #A48E9A;

Tints of #A48E9A

Tints are lighter variations of #A48E9A. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE7F4 #E7D0DD #D0B9C6 #BAA3B0 #A48E9A

Shades of #A48E9A

Shades are darker variations of #A48E9A. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A48E9A #7A6671 #53404B #2E1D27 #0D0208

Tones of #A48E9A

Tones reduce the chroma of #A48E9A, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A48E9A #A19099 #9E9198 #9B9397 #979496

Tonal range of #A48E9A

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A48E9A between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE7F4 #E7D0DD #D0B9C6 #BAA3B0 #A48E9A #7A6671 #53404B #2E1D27 #0D0208

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE7F4;
    --color-200: #E7D0DD;
    --color-300: #D0B9C6;
    --color-400: #BAA3B0;
    --color-500: #A48E9A;
    --color-600: #7A6671;
    --color-700: #53404B;
    --color-800: #2E1D27;
    --color-900: #0D0208;
}

Colors that go with #A48E9A

Color harmonies for #A48E9A are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#A48E9A #849C90

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#9C90A3 #A48E9A #A88E8F

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#A48E9A #989781 #819AA4

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#A48E9A #8E9A87 #809C9B

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#A48E9A #A19381 #849C90 #8897A9

CSS gradients with #A48E9A

These gradients show how #A48E9A moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#A48E9A #BAA9B2 #D1C5CB #E8E2E5 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A48E9A, #BAA9B2, #D1C5CB, #E8E2E5, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#A48E9A #6E5F67 #3D3439 #110E10 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A48E9A, #6E5F67, #3D3439, #110E10, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A48E9A #A88F8A #A19380 #939883 #849C90

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A48E9A, #A88F8A, #A19380, #939883, #849C90);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A48E9A. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.04:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

6.91:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2957 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A48E9A as the background.

background-color: #A48E9A;
color: #000000;

Using #A48E9A in design

See how #A48E9A works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#A48E9A used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A48E9A to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E7D0DD

#A48E9A

#2E1D27

Colors similar to #A48E9A

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A48E9A, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#BDA7B3 #8B7682 #B3859F #959595 #A28E9D #A68E97 #AE9BAA #99828A

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A48E9A may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #8F929B Deuteranopia #949599 Tritanopia #A78E92

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #A48E9A can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 30.815
Y: 29.5722
Z: 34.6503

CIELAB

L*: 61.2833
a*: 10.3699
b*: -3.2988

OKLab

L: 0.670184
a: 0.030014
b: -0.008632

OKLCH

L: 0.670184
C: 0.03123
H: 343.9544°