#A07BBC Color

#A07BBC is rgb(160, 123, 188) in RGB, hsl(274, 33%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A07BBC

HEX#A07BBC

RGBrgb(160, 123, 188)

HSLhsl(274, 33%, 61%)

HSVhsv(274, 35%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.103 309.8)

LABlab(57.14% 24.10 -28.78)

LCHlch(57.14% 37.54 309.95)

What #A07BBC 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 #A07BBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 3.45 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 3.79 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 4.84 African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.01 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.19 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.82

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

#A07BBC Channel Values

How #A07BBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 160 · G 123 · B 188	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 274° · S 33% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 274° · S 35% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.47:1 vs white · 6.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A07BBC 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A07BBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A07BBC; 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 #A07BBC

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.

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Shades

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How #A07BBC 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#A07BBC

Protanopia#8282BC

Protanomaly#8F7FBC

Deuteranopia#8989BB

Deuteranomaly#9383BC

Tritanopia#988686

Tritanomaly#9B819E

Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #A07BBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a07bbc: #A07BBC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A07BBC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a07bbc': '#A07BBC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.482, blue: 0.737)

Android XML<color name="color_a07bbc">#A07BBC</color>

SVG fillfill="#A07BBC"

More Purple Colors

#A07BBC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A07BBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A07BBC?

#A07BBC is a light purple — rgb(160, 123, 188) in RGB and hsl(274, 33%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.45.

What is the RGB value of #A07BBC?

#A07BBC is rgb(160, 123, 188) — red 160, green 123, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A07BBC?

#A07BBC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 35%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A07BBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A07BBC scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A07BBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A07BBC 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 18.81, which is visibly different.

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