#A06FFB Color

#A06FFB is rgb(160, 111, 251) in RGB, hsl(261, 95%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 56%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A06FFB

HEX#A06FFB

RGBrgb(160, 111, 251)

HSLhsl(261, 95%, 71%)

HSVhsv(261, 56%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 56%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.201 296.6)

LABlab(57.14% 42.27 -64.06)

LCHlch(57.14% 76.75 303.42)

What #A06FFB 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 #A06FFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.63 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.55 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.25 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 17.3 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.3 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 18.59

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

#A06FFB Channel Values

How #A06FFB 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 111 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 95% · L 71%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 56% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A06FFB 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A06FFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A06FFB; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #A06FFB

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

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How #A06FFB 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#A06FFB

Protanopia#7979FB

Protanomaly#8A75FB

Deuteranopia#8282FA

Deuteranomaly#8F7BFB

Tritanopia#898C8C

Tritanomaly#9381C2

Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #A06FFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a06ffb: #A06FFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A06FFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a06ffb': '#A06FFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.435, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_a06ffb">#A06FFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#A06FFB"

More Purple Colors

#A06FFB 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

#A06FFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A06FFB?

#A06FFB is a light purple — rgb(160, 111, 251) in RGB and hsl(261, 95%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #A06FFB?

#A06FFB is rgb(160, 111, 251) — red 160, green 111, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A06FFB?

#A06FFB converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 56%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A06FFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A06FFB scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A06FFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A06FFB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.55, which is visibly different.

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