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#A18AC1 Color

#A18AC1 is rgb(161, 138, 193) in RGB, hsl(265, 31%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A18AC1
HEX#A18AC1
RGBrgb(161, 138, 193)
HSLhsl(265, 31%, 65%)
HSVhsv(265, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.083 303.4)
LABlab(61.12% 17.19 -25.51)
LCHlch(61.12% 30.76 303.98)

What #A18AC1 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 #A18AC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.05Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.72Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.34Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.83African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.88Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.03

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

#A18AC1 Channel Values

How #A18AC1 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 138 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 31% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A18AC1 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A18AC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A18AC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A18AC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A18AC1
Complementary
#AAC18A
Analogous
#8A8FC1
Analogous
#BD8AC1
Triadic
#C1A18A
Triadic
#8AC1A1
Split comp.
#C1BD8A
Split comp.
#8FC18A

Tints & Shades of #A18AC1

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

#AF9BCA
#B9A8D1
#C7B9DA
#D4CAE3
#E2DAEC
#ECE8F3

Shades

#896CB2
#7454A0
#5E4582
#493564
#332546
#1F172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A18AC1.

How #A18AC1 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#A18AC1
Protanopia#8E8EC1
Protanomaly#968DC1
Deuteranopia#9292C1
Deuteranomaly#988FC1
Tritanopia#999292
Tritanomaly#9D8FA7
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A18AC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a18ac1: #A18AC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A18AC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a18ac1': '#A18AC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.541, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_a18ac1">#A18AC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#A18AC1"

More Purple Colors

#A18AC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A18AC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A18AC1?

#A18AC1 is a light purple — rgb(161, 138, 193) in RGB and hsl(265, 31%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Purple (#967BB6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #A18AC1?

#A18AC1 is rgb(161, 138, 193) — red 161, green 138, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A18AC1?

#A18AC1 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A18AC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A18AC1 scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A18AC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A18AC1 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 18.55, which is visibly different.

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