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#A07CC0 Color

#A07CC0 is rgb(160, 124, 192) in RGB, hsl(272, 35%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 25%) 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 4.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A07CC0
HEX#A07CC0
RGBrgb(160, 124, 192)
HSLhsl(272, 35%, 62%)
HSVhsv(272, 35%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.106 307.9)
LABlab(57.53% 24.24 -30.46)
LCHlch(57.53% 38.93 308.52)

What #A07CC0 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 #A07CC0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 4.26Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.4Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.77Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.02African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.16Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.74

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

#A07CC0 Channel Values

How #A07CC0 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 124 · B 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 35% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 35% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A07CC0 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A07CC0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A07CC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A07CC0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A07CC0
Complementary
#9CC07C
Analogous
#7E7CC0
Analogous
#C07CBE
Triadic
#C0A07C
Triadic
#7CC0A0
Split comp.
#BEC07C
Split comp.
#7CC07E

Tints & Shades of #A07CC0

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

#AD8DC8
#B99FD1
#C6B0D9
#D5C4E3
#E1D6EB
#EEE7F3

Shades

#8C61B3
#754B9B
#613D7F
#4C3064
#372348
#1F1429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A07CC0.

How #A07CC0 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#A07CC0
Protanopia#8383C0
Protanomaly#9080C0
Deuteranopia#8989BF
Deuteranomaly#9384C0
Tritanopia#978787
Tritanomaly#9B83A1
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A07CC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a07cc0: #A07CC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A07CC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a07cc0': '#A07CC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.486, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_a07cc0">#A07CC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#A07CC0"

More Purple Colors

#A07CC0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A07CC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A07CC0?

#A07CC0 is a light purple — rgb(160, 124, 192) in RGB and hsl(272, 35%, 62%) 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 4.26.

What is the RGB value of #A07CC0?

#A07CC0 is rgb(160, 124, 192) — red 160, green 124, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A07CC0?

#A07CC0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A07CC0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A07CC0 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A07CC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A07CC0 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 19.13, which is visibly different.

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