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#A076BC Color

#A076BC is rgb(160, 118, 188) in RGB, hsl(276, 34%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 26%) 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 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A076BC
HEX#A076BC
RGBrgb(160, 118, 188)
HSLhsl(276, 34%, 60%)
HSVhsv(276, 37%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.112 311)
LABlab(55.94% 26.81 -30.62)
LCHlch(55.94% 40.70 311.20)

What #A076BC 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 #A076BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.96Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.9Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.87Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.13African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.05Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.54

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

#A076BC Channel Values

How #A076BC 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 118 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 34% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 37% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.61:1 vs white · 5.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A076BC 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 text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A076BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A076BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A076BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A076BC
Complementary
#92BC76
Analogous
#7D76BC
Analogous
#BC76B5
Triadic
#BCA076
Triadic
#76BCA0
Split comp.
#B5BC76
Split comp.
#76BC7D

Tints & Shades of #A076BC

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

#AC87C4
#BA9CCE
#C6ADD7
#D4C1E1
#E0D3E9
#EEE7F3

Shades

#8D5BAE
#784A96
#623D7B
#4C2F60
#362244
#211429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A076BC.

How #A076BC 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#A076BC
Protanopia#7E7EBC
Protanomaly#8D7BBC
Deuteranopia#8686BB
Deuteranomaly#9180BC
Tritanopia#978282
Tritanomaly#9B7D9C
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #A076BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a076bc: #A076BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A076BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a076bc': '#A076BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.463, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a076bc">#A076BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A076BC"

More Purple Colors

#A076BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A076BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A076BC?

#A076BC is a light purple — rgb(160, 118, 188) in RGB and hsl(276, 34%, 60%) 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 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #A076BC?

#A076BC is rgb(160, 118, 188) — red 160, green 118, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A076BC?

#A076BC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A076BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A076BC scores 3.61:1 against white and 5.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A076BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A076BC 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 19.87, which is visibly different.

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