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#A065AE Color

#A065AE is rgb(160, 101, 174) in RGB, hsl(288, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 42%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), visibly different at ΔE 12.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A065AE
HEX#A065AE
RGBrgb(160, 101, 174)
HSLhsl(288, 31%, 54%)
HSVhsv(288, 42%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 42%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.125 319.7)
LABlab(51.52% 33.64 -29.41)
LCHlch(51.52% 44.69 318.84)

What #A065AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A065AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A065AE Channel Values

How #A065AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 101 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 31% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 42% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A065AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A065AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A065AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A065AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A065AE.

How #A065AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A065AE
Protanopia#7272AE
Protanomaly#876DAE
Deuteranopia#7D7DAD
Deuteranomaly#8C74AD
Tritanopia#987272
Tritanomaly#9B6D8E
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A065AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a065ae: #A065AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A065AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a065ae': '#A065AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.396, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a065ae">#A065AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A065AE"

More Purple Colors

#A065AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A065AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A065AE?

#A065AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 101, 174) in RGB and hsl(288, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.91.

What is the RGB value of #A065AE?

#A065AE is rgb(160, 101, 174) — red 160, green 101, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A065AE?

#A065AE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 42%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A065AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A065AE scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A065AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A065AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 21.5, which is visibly different.

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