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#A07CDE Color

#A07CDE is rgb(160, 124, 222) in RGB, hsl(262, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A07CDE
HEX#A07CDE
RGBrgb(160, 124, 222)
HSLhsl(262, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(262, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.145 299.4)
LABlab(58.69% 29.68 -45.51)
LCHlch(58.69% 54.34 303.12)

What #A07CDE 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 #A07CDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.95Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.85Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.08Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.62Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.58Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.8

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

#A07CDE Channel Values

How #A07CDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A07CDE 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A07CDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A07CDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A07CDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A07CDE
Complementary
#BADE7C
Analogous
#7C89DE
Analogous
#D17CDE
Triadic
#DEA07C
Triadic
#7CDEA0
Split comp.
#DED17C
Split comp.
#89DE7C

Tints & Shades of #A07CDE

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

#AC8DE2
#BBA1E8
#C7B1EC
#D3C2F0
#DED2F4
#EDE7F9

Shades

#8658D5
#6B33CC
#582AA7
#42207E
#2F165A
#1C0D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A07CDE.

How #A07CDE 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#A07CDE
Protanopia#8383DE
Protanomaly#9080DE
Deuteranopia#8989DD
Deuteranomaly#9384DE
Tritanopia#918D8D
Tritanomaly#9787B3
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A07CDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a07cde: #A07CDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A07CDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a07cde': '#A07CDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.486, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_a07cde">#A07CDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A07CDE"

More Purple Colors

#A07CDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A07CDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A07CDE?

#A07CDE is a light purple — rgb(160, 124, 222) in RGB and hsl(262, 60%, 68%) 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 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #A07CDE?

#A07CDE is rgb(160, 124, 222) — red 160, green 124, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A07CDE?

#A07CDE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A07CDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A07CDE scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A07CDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A07CDE 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 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.