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#A183CE Color

#A183CE is rgb(161, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(264, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A183CE
HEX#A183CE
RGBrgb(161, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(264, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(264, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.113 301.8)
LABlab(59.84% 23.26 -34.77)
LCHlch(59.84% 41.83 303.77)

What #A183CE 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 #A183CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.28Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.06Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.13Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.84African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.76Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.98

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

#A183CE Channel Values

How #A183CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A183CE 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A183CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A183CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A183CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A183CE
Complementary
#B0CE83
Analogous
#838ACE
Analogous
#C683CE
Triadic
#CEA183
Triadic
#83CEA1
Split comp.
#CEC683
Split comp.
#8ACE83

Tints & Shades of #A183CE

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

#AF95D5
#BAA4DB
#C8B6E2
#D3C5E8
#E1D7EF
#ECE5F5

Shades

#8862C0
#7046AF
#5B398E
#482D71
#332050
#1E132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A183CE.

How #A183CE 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#A183CE
Protanopia#8989CE
Protanomaly#9386CE
Deuteranopia#8E8ECD
Deuteranomaly#968ACE
Tritanopia#968F8F
Tritanomaly#9B8BAC
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A183CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a183ce: #A183CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A183CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a183ce': '#A183CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a183ce">#A183CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A183CE"

More Purple Colors

#A183CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A183CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A183CE?

#A183CE is a light purple — rgb(161, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(264, 43%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #A183CE?

#A183CE is rgb(161, 131, 206) — red 161, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A183CE?

#A183CE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A183CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A183CE scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A183CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A183CE 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 18.75, which is visibly different.

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