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#A09ADB Color

#A09ADB is rgb(160, 154, 219) in RGB, hsl(246, 47%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A09ADB
HEX#A09ADB
RGBrgb(160, 154, 219)
HSLhsl(246, 47%, 73%)
HSVhsv(246, 30%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.094 288)
LABlab(65.97% 12.98 -32.55)
LCHlch(65.97% 35.04 291.74)

What #A09ADB 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 #A09ADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.21Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.66Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.71Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.13Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 13.66Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.22

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

#A09ADB Channel Values

How #A09ADB 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 154 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 47% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 30% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 30% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A09ADB 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A09ADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A09ADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A09ADB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A09ADB
Complementary
#D4DB9A
Analogous
#9AB4DB
Analogous
#C19ADB
Triadic
#DBA09A
Triadic
#9ADBA0
Split comp.
#DBC19A
Split comp.
#B4DB9A

Tints & Shades of #A09ADB

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

#AEA9E0
#B9B4E4
#C7C3E9
#D1CEED
#DFDDF3
#EAE9F7

Shades

#7D74CD
#5A4FBF
#443AA1
#362E7F
#26205A
#161334

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A09ADB.

How #A09ADB 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#A09ADB
Protanopia#9B9BDB
Protanomaly#9D9BDB
Deuteranopia#9C9CDB
Deuteranomaly#9E9BDB
Tritanopia#95A4A4
Tritanomaly#9AA0BD
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A09ADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a09adb: #A09ADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A09ADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a09adb': '#A09ADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.604, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a09adb">#A09ADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A09ADB"

More Blue Colors

#A09ADB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A09ADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A09ADB?

#A09ADB is a light blue — rgb(160, 154, 219) in RGB and hsl(246, 47%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.21.

What is the RGB value of #A09ADB?

#A09ADB is rgb(160, 154, 219) — red 160, green 154, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A09ADB?

#A09ADB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 30%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A09ADB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A09ADB scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A09ADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A09ADB 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 20.79, which is visibly different.

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