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#A075B8 Color

#A075B8 is rgb(160, 117, 184) in RGB, hsl(279, 32%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 28%) 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 5.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A075B8
HEX#A075B8
RGBrgb(160, 117, 184)
HSLhsl(279, 32%, 59%)
HSVhsv(279, 36%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.109 312.9)
LABlab(55.56% 26.68 -28.93)
LCHlch(55.56% 39.35 312.68)

What #A075B8 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 #A075B8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.42Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.71Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.21African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.01Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.29French Lilac#86608EΔE 14.26

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

#A075B8 Channel Values

How #A075B8 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 117 · B 1848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 32% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 36% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A075B8 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A075B8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A075B8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A075B8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A075B8
Complementary
#8CB875
Analogous
#7F75B8
Analogous
#B875AE
Triadic
#B8A075
Triadic
#75B8A0
Split comp.
#AEB875
Split comp.
#75B87F

Tints & Shades of #A075B8

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

#AE89C2
#BA9ACB
#C8AED5
#D3BFDE
#E1D3E8
#EDE4F1

Shades

#8E5AAA
#784B91
#623D76
#4E315E
#382343
#221528

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A075B8.

How #A075B8 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#A075B8
Protanopia#7E7EB8
Protanomaly#8D7AB8
Deuteranopia#8585B7
Deuteranomaly#917FB7
Tritanopia#988080
Tritanomaly#9B7C9A
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A075B8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a075b8: #A075B8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A075B8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a075b8': '#A075B8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.459, blue: 0.722)
Android XML<color name="color_a075b8">#A075B8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A075B8"

More Purple Colors

#A075B8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A075B8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A075B8?

#A075B8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 117, 184) in RGB and hsl(279, 32%, 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 5.42.

What is the RGB value of #A075B8?

#A075B8 is rgb(160, 117, 184) — red 160, green 117, and blue 184 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A075B8?

#A075B8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A075B8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A075B8 scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A075B8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A075B8 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 19.55, which is visibly different.

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