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#A072CB Color

#A072CB is rgb(160, 114, 203) in RGB, hsl(271, 46%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A072CB
HEX#A072CB
RGBrgb(160, 114, 203)
HSLhsl(271, 46%, 62%)
HSVhsv(271, 44%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.137 306.7)
LABlab(55.59% 31.56 -39.70)
LCHlch(55.59% 50.71 308.48)

What #A072CB 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 #A072CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.57Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.32Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.24Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.99Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.99Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 13.81

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

#A072CB Channel Values

How #A072CB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 46% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 44% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A072CB 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A072CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A072CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A072CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A072CB
Complementary
#9DCB72
Analogous
#7372CB
Analogous
#CB72C9
Triadic
#CBA072
Triadic
#72CBA0
Split comp.
#C9CB72
Split comp.
#72CB73

Tints & Shades of #A072CB

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

#AC84D2
#B997D8
#C5A9DF
#D4C0E8
#E1D2EE
#EDE5F5

Shades

#8B54C0
#753EA8
#60338A
#4B286C
#361D4E
#1F112D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A072CB.

How #A072CB 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#A072CB
Protanopia#7B7BCB
Protanomaly#8C78CB
Deuteranopia#8484CA
Deuteranomaly#907DCB
Tritanopia#948282
Tritanomaly#997CA4
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A072CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a072cb: #A072CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A072CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a072cb': '#A072CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.447, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a072cb">#A072CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A072CB"

More Purple Colors

#A072CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A072CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A072CB?

#A072CB is a light purple — rgb(160, 114, 203) in RGB and hsl(271, 46%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #A072CB?

#A072CB is rgb(160, 114, 203) — red 160, green 114, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A072CB?

#A072CB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A072CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A072CB scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A072CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A072CB 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 10.99, which is visibly different.

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