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#A06AA4 Color

#A06AA4 is rgb(160, 106, 164) in RGB, hsl(296, 24%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A06AA4
HEX#A06AA4
RGBrgb(160, 106, 164)
HSLhsl(296, 24%, 53%)
HSVhsv(296, 35%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.105 324.4)
LABlab(52.29% 29.45 -22.42)
LCHlch(52.29% 37.01 322.72)

What #A06AA4 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 #A06AA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.75French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.06Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 10.51Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.58Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 10.97

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

#A06AA4 Channel Values

How #A06AA4 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 106 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 24% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 35% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A06AA4 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 text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A06AA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A06AA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A06AA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A06AA4
Complementary
#6EA46A
Analogous
#836AA4
Analogous
#A46A8B
Triadic
#A4A06A
Triadic
#6AA4A0
Split comp.
#8BA46A
Split comp.
#6AA483

Tints & Shades of #A06AA4

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

#AC7DB0
#BA93BD
#C6A6C9
#D5BDD6
#E1D0E2
#EFE6EF

Shades

#8E5991
#784C7B
#633E65
#4D304F
#372339
#221523

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A06AA4.

How #A06AA4 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#A06AA4
Protanopia#7575A4
Protanomaly#8971A4
Deuteranopia#7F7FA3
Deuteranomaly#8D77A3
Tritanopia#9A7373
Tritanomaly#9C708A
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A06AA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a06aa4: #A06AA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A06AA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a06aa4': '#A06AA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.416, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_a06aa4">#A06AA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#A06AA4"

More Pink Colors

#A06AA4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A06AA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A06AA4?

#A06AA4 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(160, 106, 164) in RGB and hsl(296, 24%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #A06AA4?

#A06AA4 is rgb(160, 106, 164) — red 160, green 106, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A06AA4?

#A06AA4 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 35%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A06AA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A06AA4 scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A06AA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A06AA4 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 21.08, which is visibly different.

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