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#A084AE Color

#A084AE is rgb(160, 132, 174) in RGB, hsl(280, 21%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A084AE
HEX#A084AE
RGBrgb(160, 132, 174)
HSLhsl(280, 21%, 60%)
HSVhsv(280, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.069 314.3)
LABlab(58.91% 16.94 -18.14)
LCHlch(58.91% 24.82 313.05)

What #A084AE 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 #A084AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.07Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.35Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.07African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.58Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.86Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.86

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

#A084AE Channel Values

How #A084AE 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 132 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 21% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 24% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A084AE 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 text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A084AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A084AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A084AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A084AE
Complementary
#92AE84
Analogous
#8B84AE
Analogous
#AE84A7
Triadic
#AEA084
Triadic
#84AEA0
Split comp.
#A7AE84
Split comp.
#84AE8B

Tints & Shades of #A084AE

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

#AC93B8
#BAA6C5
#C6B5CF
#D4C7DB
#E0D7E5
#EEE9F1

Shades

#8D6B9E
#785988
#62496F
#4C3856
#37283E
#211825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A084AE.

How #A084AE 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#A084AE
Protanopia#8989AE
Protanomaly#9387AE
Deuteranopia#8E8EAD
Deuteranomaly#968AAE
Tritanopia#9B8A8A
Tritanomaly#9D889A
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A084AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a084ae: #A084AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A084AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a084ae': '#A084AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.518, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a084ae">#A084AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A084AE"

More Purple Colors

#A084AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A084AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A084AE?

#A084AE is a light purple — rgb(160, 132, 174) in RGB and hsl(280, 21%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #A084AE?

#A084AE is rgb(160, 132, 174) — red 160, green 132, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A084AE?

#A084AE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A084AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A084AE scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A084AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A084AE 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 20.23, which is visibly different.

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