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#A27EAE Color

#A27EAE is rgb(162, 126, 174) in RGB, hsl(285, 23%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A27EAE
HEX#A27EAE
RGBrgb(162, 126, 174)
HSLhsl(285, 23%, 59%)
HSVhsv(285, 28%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.081 317.5)
LABlab(57.62% 20.90 -20.06)
LCHlch(57.62% 28.97 316.18)

What #A27EAE 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 #A27EAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.69African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.97Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.61Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.81Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.75Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.05

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

#A27EAE Channel Values

How #A27EAE 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 126 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 23% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 28% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A27EAE 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A27EAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A27EAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A27EAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A27EAE
Complementary
#8AAE7E
Analogous
#8A7EAE
Analogous
#AE7EA2
Triadic
#AEA27E
Triadic
#7EAEA2
Split comp.
#A2AE7E
Split comp.
#7EAE8A

Tints & Shades of #A27EAE

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

#B091BA
#BBA1C4
#C9B4D0
#D4C3DA
#E2D6E5
#EDE6EF

Shades

#90659F
#7A5487
#64456E
#503758
#39273F
#221826

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A27EAE.

How #A27EAE 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#A27EAE
Protanopia#8585AE
Protanomaly#9282AE
Deuteranopia#8B8BAD
Deuteranomaly#9586AE
Tritanopia#9C8585
Tritanomaly#9F8297
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A27EAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a27eae: #A27EAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A27EAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a27eae': '#A27EAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.494, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_a27eae">#A27EAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A27EAE"

More Purple Colors

#A27EAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A27EAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A27EAE?

#A27EAE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(162, 126, 174) in RGB and hsl(285, 23%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #A27EAE?

#A27EAE is rgb(162, 126, 174) — red 162, green 126, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A27EAE?

#A27EAE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A27EAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A27EAE scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A27EAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A27EAE 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 18.57, which is visibly different.

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