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#A072BB Color

#A072BB is rgb(160, 114, 187) in RGB, hsl(278, 35%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A072BB
HEX#A072BB
RGBrgb(160, 114, 187)
HSLhsl(278, 35%, 59%)
HSVhsv(278, 39%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.117 312.3)
LABlab(54.97% 28.80 -31.56)
LCHlch(54.97% 42.73 312.37)

What #A072BB 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 #A072BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.11Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.48Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.09Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.11African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.75Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.24

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

#A072BB Channel Values

How #A072BB 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 114 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 35% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 39% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A072BB 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A072BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A072BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A072BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A072BB
Complementary
#8DBB72
Analogous
#7C72BB
Analogous
#BB72B1
Triadic
#BBA072
Triadic
#72BBA0
Split comp.
#B1BB72
Split comp.
#72BB7C

Tints & Shades of #A072BB

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

#AE87C5
#BA98CD
#C8ACD7
#D3BEE0
#E1D2E9
#EDE3F2

Shades

#8E56AE
#784794
#623A78
#4E2E60
#382145
#211429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A072BB.

How #A072BB 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#A072BB
Protanopia#7B7BBB
Protanomaly#8C78BB
Deuteranopia#8484BA
Deuteranomaly#907DBA
Tritanopia#977E7E
Tritanomaly#9B7A9A
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A072BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a072bb: #A072BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A072BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a072bb': '#A072BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.447, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_a072bb">#A072BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A072BB"

More Purple Colors

#A072BB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A072BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A072BB?

#A072BB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 114, 187) in RGB and hsl(278, 35%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #A072BB?

#A072BB is rgb(160, 114, 187) — red 160, green 114, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A072BB?

#A072BB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A072BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A072BB scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A072BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A072BB 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 19.29, which is visibly different.

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