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#A088CD Color

#A088CD is rgb(160, 136, 205) in RGB, hsl(261, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A088CD
HEX#A088CD
RGBrgb(160, 136, 205)
HSLhsl(261, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(261, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.103 299.6)
LABlab(60.93% 20.05 -32.53)
LCHlch(60.93% 38.21 301.64)

What #A088CD 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 #A088CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.14Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.22Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.49Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.62Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.4African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.81

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

#A088CD Channel Values

How #A088CD 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 136 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A088CD 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A088CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A088CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A088CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A088CD
Complementary
#B5CD88
Analogous
#8893CD
Analogous
#C388CD
Triadic
#CDA088
Triadic
#88CDA0
Split comp.
#CDC388
Split comp.
#93CD88

Tints & Shades of #A088CD

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

#AC97D3
#BAA9DB
#C6B7E1
#D4C9E8
#DFD7EE
#EEE9F6

Shades

#8768C0
#6E4AB0
#593C90
#452F6F
#31214F
#1D142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A088CD.

How #A088CD 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#A088CD
Protanopia#8C8CCD
Protanomaly#958BCD
Deuteranopia#9191CD
Deuteranomaly#978DCD
Tritanopia#969393
Tritanomaly#9A8FAD
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A088CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a088cd: #A088CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A088CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a088cd': '#A088CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.533, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a088cd">#A088CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A088CD"

More Purple Colors

#A088CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A088CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A088CD?

#A088CD is a light purple — rgb(160, 136, 205) in RGB and hsl(261, 41%, 67%) 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 7.14.

What is the RGB value of #A088CD?

#A088CD is rgb(160, 136, 205) — red 160, green 136, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A088CD?

#A088CD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A088CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A088CD scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A088CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A088CD 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 19.52, which is visibly different.

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