#A192ED Color

#A192ED is rgb(161, 146, 237) in RGB, hsl(250, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), visibly different at ΔE 14.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A192ED

HEX#A192ED

RGBrgb(161, 146, 237)

HSLhsl(250, 72%, 75%)

HSVhsv(250, 38%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.131 290.2)

LABlab(64.70% 21.06 -44.40)

LCHlch(64.70% 49.14 295.38)

What #A192ED 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 #A192ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.16 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.35 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.54 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.78 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.04 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 16.82

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

#A192ED Channel Values

How #A192ED 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 146 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 250° · S 72% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 250° · S 38% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 32% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A192ED 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A192ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A192ED; 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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Tints & Shades of #A192ED

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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How #A192ED 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#A192ED

Protanopia#9595ED

Protanomaly#9A94ED

Deuteranopia#9797ED

Deuteranomaly#9B95ED

Tritanopia#91A1A1

Tritanomaly#989BC4

Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #A192ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a192ed: #A192ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A192ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a192ed': '#A192ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.573, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_a192ed">#A192ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#A192ED"

More Blue Colors

#A192ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#A192ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A192ED?

#A192ED is a light blue — rgb(161, 146, 237) in RGB and hsl(250, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.16.

What is the RGB value of #A192ED?

#A192ED is rgb(161, 146, 237) — red 161, green 146, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A192ED?

#A192ED converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 38%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A192ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A192ED scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A192ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A192ED 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 16.04, which is visibly different.

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