#A068AC Color

#A068AC is rgb(160, 104, 172) in RGB, hsl(289, 29%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), visibly different at ΔE 10.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A068AC

HEX#A068AC

RGBrgb(160, 104, 172)

HSLhsl(289, 29%, 54%)

HSVhsv(289, 40%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.118 320.4)

LABlab(52.11% 31.74 -27.33)

LCHlch(52.11% 41.88 319.27)

What #A068AC 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 #A068AC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.7 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.95 African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.6 Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 12.29 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 12.65 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.67

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

#A068AC Channel Values

How #A068AC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 160 · G 104 · B 172	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 29% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 40% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A068AC 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 text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A068AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A068AC; 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 #A068AC

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.

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Shades

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How #A068AC 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#A068AC

Protanopia#7474AC

Protanomaly#886FAC

Deuteranopia#7E7EAB

Deuteranomaly#8D76AB

Tritanopia#997373

Tritanomaly#9C6F8E

Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

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Using #A068AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a068ac: #A068AC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A068AC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a068ac': '#A068AC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.408, blue: 0.675)

Android XML<color name="color_a068ac">#A068AC</color>

SVG fillfill="#A068AC"

More Purple Colors

#A068AC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A068AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A068AC?

#A068AC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 104, 172) in RGB and hsl(289, 29%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.7.

What is the RGB value of #A068AC?

#A068AC is rgb(160, 104, 172) — red 160, green 104, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A068AC?

#A068AC converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A068AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A068AC scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A068AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A068AC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 21.95, which is visibly different.

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