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#A27DCA Color

#A27DCA is rgb(162, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(269, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 38%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A27DCA
HEX#A27DCA
RGBrgb(162, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(269, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(269, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.118 305.5)
LABlab(58.34% 26.11 -34.83)
LCHlch(58.34% 43.53 306.85)

What #A27DCA 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 #A27DCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 6.87Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.56Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.17Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.23Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.61African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.82

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

#A27DCA Channel Values

How #A27DCA 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 162 · G 125 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A27DCA 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 text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A27DCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A27DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A27DCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A27DCA
Complementary
#A4CA7D
Analogous
#7D7ECA
Analogous
#C87DCA
Triadic
#CAA27D
Triadic
#7DCAA2
Split comp.
#CAC87D
Split comp.
#7ECA7D

Tints & Shades of #A27DCA

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

#AF8FD1
#BCA1D9
#C9B3E0
#D3C1E6
#E0D4ED
#EDE6F5

Shades

#8B5CBC
#7646AA
#60388A
#4B2C6D
#351F4C
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A27DCA.

How #A27DCA 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#A27DCA
Protanopia#8484CA
Protanomaly#9181CA
Deuteranopia#8B8BC9
Deuteranomaly#9585CA
Tritanopia#988A8A
Tritanomaly#9C85A7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A27DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a27dca: #A27DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A27DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a27dca': '#A27DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a27dca">#A27DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A27DCA"

More Purple Colors

#A27DCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A27DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A27DCA?

#A27DCA is a light purple — rgb(162, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(269, 42%, 64%) 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #A27DCA?

#A27DCA is rgb(162, 125, 202) — red 162, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A27DCA?

#A27DCA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A27DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A27DCA scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A27DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A27DCA 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 17.2, which is visibly different.

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