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#A076EF Color

#A076EF is rgb(160, 118, 239) in RGB, hsl(261, 79%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 51%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A076EF
HEX#A076EF
RGBrgb(160, 118, 239)
HSLhsl(261, 79%, 70%)
HSVhsv(261, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 51%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.176 297.4)
LABlab(58.08% 36.20 -55.93)
LCHlch(58.08% 66.63 302.91)

What #A076EF 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 #A076EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.84Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.8Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.76Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.6Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 15.26Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.17

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

#A076EF Channel Values

How #A076EF 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 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 79% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 6%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 #A076EF 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

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A076EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A076EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A076EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A076EF
Complementary
#C5EF76
Analogous
#7688EF
Analogous
#DD76EF
Triadic
#EFA076
Triadic
#76EFA0
Split comp.
#EFDD76
Split comp.
#88EF76

Tints & Shades of #A076EF

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

#AD88F1
#BA9BF3
#C6ADF5
#D3BFF8
#DFD1FA
#ECE4FC

Shades

#844DEA
#641FE5
#5216C0
#3E1192
#2D0C69
#19073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A076EF.

How #A076EF 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#A076EF
Protanopia#7E7EEF
Protanomaly#8D7BEF
Deuteranopia#8686EE
Deuteranomaly#9180EF
Tritanopia#8D8D8D
Tritanomaly#9585BC
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A076EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a076ef: #A076EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A076EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a076ef': '#A076EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.463, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_a076ef">#A076EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A076EF"

More Purple Colors

#A076EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A076EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A076EF?

#A076EF is a light purple — rgb(160, 118, 239) in RGB and hsl(261, 79%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #A076EF?

#A076EF is rgb(160, 118, 239) — red 160, green 118, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A076EF?

#A076EF converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 51%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A076EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A076EF 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 #A076EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A076EF 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 7.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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