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#A080C6 Color

#A080C6 is rgb(160, 128, 198) in RGB, hsl(267, 38%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 22%) 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 5.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A080C6
HEX#A080C6
RGBrgb(160, 128, 198)
HSLhsl(267, 38%, 64%)
HSVhsv(267, 35%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.107 304.6)
LABlab(58.71% 23.12 -32.02)
LCHlch(58.71% 39.49 305.83)

What #A080C6 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 #A080C6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.32Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.45Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.87Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.54African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.4Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.56

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

#A080C6 Channel Values

How #A080C6 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 128 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 38% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 35% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A080C6 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A080C6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A080C6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A080C6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A080C6
Complementary
#A7C680
Analogous
#8084C6
Analogous
#C380C6
Triadic
#C6A080
Triadic
#80C6A0
Split comp.
#C6C380
Split comp.
#84C680

Tints & Shades of #A080C6

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

#AD92CE
#BAA4D6
#C7B5DE
#D2C3E4
#DFD5EC
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8861B8
#734AA5
#5D3C86
#4A2F6A
#34214A
#20152E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A080C6.

How #A080C6 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#A080C6
Protanopia#8686C6
Protanomaly#9184C6
Deuteranopia#8C8CC5
Deuteranomaly#9487C6
Tritanopia#968B8B
Tritanomaly#9A87A6
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A080C6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a080c6: #A080C6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A080C6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a080c6': '#A080C6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.502, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_a080c6">#A080C6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A080C6"

More Purple Colors

#A080C6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A080C6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A080C6?

#A080C6 is a light purple — rgb(160, 128, 198) in RGB and hsl(267, 38%, 64%) 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 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #A080C6?

#A080C6 is rgb(160, 128, 198) — red 160, green 128, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A080C6?

#A080C6 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 35%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A080C6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A080C6 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A080C6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A080C6 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 19.36, which is visibly different.

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