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#A17ADC Color

#A17ADC is rgb(161, 122, 220) in RGB, hsl(264, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A17ADC
HEX#A17ADC
RGBrgb(161, 122, 220)
HSLhsl(264, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(264, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.146 300.8)
LABlab(58.25% 30.69 -45.09)
LCHlch(58.25% 54.54 304.24)

What #A17ADC 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 #A17ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.79Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.11Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.1Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.45Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.93Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.11

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

#A17ADC Channel Values

How #A17ADC 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 161 · G 122 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A17ADC 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A17ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A17ADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A17ADC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A17ADC
Complementary
#B5DC7A
Analogous
#7A84DC
Analogous
#D27ADC
Triadic
#DCA17A
Triadic
#7ADCA1
Split comp.
#DCD27A
Split comp.
#84DC7A

Tints & Shades of #A17ADC

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

#AC8AE0
#BB9EE5
#C6AEEA
#D4C3EF
#E0D3F3
#EEE7F9

Shades

#8756D2
#6E34C5
#5A2BA1
#46217D
#321859
#1D0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A17ADC.

How #A17ADC 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#A17ADC
Protanopia#8282DC
Protanomaly#8F7FDC
Deuteranopia#8888DB
Deuteranomaly#9383DC
Tritanopia#938C8C
Tritanomaly#9985B2
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A17ADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a17adc: #A17ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A17ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a17adc': '#A17ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.478, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a17adc">#A17ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A17ADC"

More Purple Colors

#A17ADC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A17ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A17ADC?

#A17ADC is a light purple — rgb(161, 122, 220) in RGB and hsl(264, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #A17ADC?

#A17ADC is rgb(161, 122, 220) — red 161, green 122, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A17ADC?

#A17ADC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A17ADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A17ADC scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A17ADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A17ADC 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 6.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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