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#A19DCD Color

#A19DCD is rgb(161, 157, 205) in RGB, hsl(245, 32%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A19DCD
HEX#A19DCD
RGBrgb(161, 157, 205)
HSLhsl(245, 32%, 71%)
HSVhsv(245, 23%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.069 288.3)
LABlab(66.37% 9.15 -24.20)
LCHlch(66.37% 25.88 290.71)

What #A19DCD 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 #A19DCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A19DCD Channel Values

How #A19DCD 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 157 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 32% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 23% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A19DCD 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A19DCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A19DCD; 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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Tints & Shades of #A19DCD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A19DCD.

How #A19DCD 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#A19DCD
Protanopia#9E9ECD
Protanomaly#9F9DCD
Deuteranopia#9E9ECD
Deuteranomaly#9F9ECD
Tritanopia#9AA4A4
Tritanomaly#9DA1B6
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A19DCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a19dcd: #A19DCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A19DCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a19dcd': '#A19DCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.616, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a19dcd">#A19DCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A19DCD"

More Blue Colors

#A19DCD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A19DCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A19DCD?

#A19DCD is a light blue — rgb(161, 157, 205) in RGB and hsl(245, 32%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #A19DCD?

#A19DCD is rgb(161, 157, 205) — red 161, green 157, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A19DCD?

#A19DCD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A19DCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A19DCD scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A19DCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A19DCD 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 19.07, which is visibly different.

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