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#A072FE Color

#A072FE is rgb(160, 114, 254) in RGB, hsl(260, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), visibly different at ΔE 10.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A072FE
HEX#A072FE
RGBrgb(160, 114, 254)
HSLhsl(260, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(260, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 55%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.2 295.6)
LABlab(57.93% 41.31 -64.44)
LCHlch(57.93% 76.54 302.66)

What #A072FE 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 #A072FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A072FE Channel Values

How #A072FE 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 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A072FE 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A072FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A072FE; 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 #A072FE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A072FE.

How #A072FE 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#A072FE
Protanopia#7B7BFE
Protanomaly#8C78FE
Deuteranopia#8484FD
Deuteranomaly#907DFE
Tritanopia#888E8E
Tritanomaly#9284C5
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A072FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a072fe: #A072FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A072FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a072fe': '#A072FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.447, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_a072fe">#A072FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A072FE"

More Purple Colors

#A072FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A072FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A072FE?

#A072FE is a light purple — rgb(160, 114, 254) in RGB and hsl(260, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.21.

What is the RGB value of #A072FE?

#A072FE is rgb(160, 114, 254) — red 160, green 114, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A072FE?

#A072FE converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 55%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A072FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A072FE scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A072FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A072FE 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 10.21, which is visibly different.

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