#A165AE Color

#A165AE is rgb(161, 101, 174) in RGB, hsl(289, 31%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), visibly different at ΔE 13.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A165AE

HEX#A165AE

RGBrgb(161, 101, 174)

HSLhsl(289, 31%, 54%)

HSVhsv(289, 42%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.126 320.3)

LABlab(51.64% 33.98 -29.21)

LCHlch(51.64% 44.81 319.31)

What #A165AE 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 #A165AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 13.07 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.19 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.3 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.55 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.85 African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.91

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

#A165AE Channel Values

How #A165AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 161 · G 101 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 31% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 42% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A165AE 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 text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A165AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A165AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A165AE

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.

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Shades

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How #A165AE 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#A165AE

Protanopia#7272AE

Protanomaly#876DAE

Deuteranopia#7D7DAD

Deuteranomaly#8D74AD

Tritanopia#997272

Tritanomaly#9C6D8E

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #A165AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a165ae: #A165AE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A165AE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a165ae': '#A165AE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.396, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_a165ae">#A165AE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A165AE"

More Purple Colors

#A165AE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A165AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A165AE?

#A165AE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 101, 174) in RGB and hsl(289, 31%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.07.

What is the RGB value of #A165AE?

#A165AE is rgb(161, 101, 174) — red 161, green 101, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A165AE?

#A165AE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A165AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A165AE scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A165AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A165AE 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 21.72, which is visibly different.

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