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#A27DE8 Color

#A27DE8 is rgb(162, 125, 232) in RGB, hsl(261, 70%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A27DE8
HEX#A27DE8
RGBrgb(162, 125, 232)
HSLhsl(261, 70%, 70%)
HSVhsv(261, 46%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.157 298)
LABlab(59.56% 31.67 -49.70)
LCHlch(59.56% 58.93 302.51)

What #A27DE8 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 #A27DE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.19Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.44Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.2Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.49Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.13Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.94

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

#A27DE8 Channel Values

How #A27DE8 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 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 70% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 46% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A27DE8 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A27DE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A27DE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A27DE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A27DE8
Complementary
#C3E87D
Analogous
#7D8DE8
Analogous
#D87DE8
Triadic
#E8A27D
Triadic
#7DE8A2
Split comp.
#E8D87D
Split comp.
#8DE87D

Tints & Shades of #A27DE8

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

#AF8EEB
#BBA0EE
#C7B1F1
#D4C2F4
#E0D4F7
#ECE5FA

Shades

#8756E1
#682BDA
#5520B6
#40188B
#2E1264
#1A0A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A27DE8.

How #A27DE8 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#A27DE8
Protanopia#8484E8
Protanomaly#9181E8
Deuteranopia#8B8BE7
Deuteranomaly#9585E8
Tritanopia#919090
Tritanomaly#9889BA
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A27DE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a27de8: #A27DE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A27DE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a27de8': '#A27DE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.490, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_a27de8">#A27DE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A27DE8"

More Purple Colors

#A27DE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A27DE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A27DE8?

#A27DE8 is a light purple — rgb(162, 125, 232) in RGB and hsl(261, 70%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #A27DE8?

#A27DE8 is rgb(162, 125, 232) — red 162, green 125, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A27DE8?

#A27DE8 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 46%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A27DE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A27DE8 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A27DE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A27DE8 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 5.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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