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#A280CB Color

#A280CB is rgb(162, 128, 203) in RGB, hsl(267, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A280CB
HEX#A280CB
RGBrgb(162, 128, 203)
HSLhsl(267, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(267, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.114 304.3)
LABlab(59.10% 24.67 -34.22)
LCHlch(59.10% 42.18 305.78)

What #A280CB 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 #A280CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.08Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.71Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.08Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.36African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.11Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.95

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

#A280CB Channel Values

How #A280CB 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 128 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A280CB 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A280CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A280CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A280CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A280CB
Complementary
#A9CB80
Analogous
#8084CB
Analogous
#C780CB
Triadic
#CBA280
Triadic
#80CBA2
Split comp.
#CBC780
Split comp.
#84CB80

Tints & Shades of #A280CB

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

#AF92D3
#BAA1D9
#C7B3E0
#D4C5E7
#E2D7EF
#ECE6F5

Shades

#8A60BE
#7547AE
#5F3A8D
#492C6D
#331F4C
#20132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A280CB.

How #A280CB 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#A280CB
Protanopia#8787CB
Protanomaly#9284CB
Deuteranopia#8C8CCA
Deuteranomaly#9688CB
Tritanopia#988C8C
Tritanomaly#9C88A9
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A280CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a280cb: #A280CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A280CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a280cb': '#A280CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.502, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a280cb">#A280CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A280CB"

More Purple Colors

#A280CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A280CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A280CB?

#A280CB is a light purple — rgb(162, 128, 203) in RGB and hsl(267, 42%, 65%) 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 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #A280CB?

#A280CB is rgb(162, 128, 203) — red 162, green 128, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A280CB?

#A280CB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A280CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A280CB scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A280CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A280CB 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 18.44, which is visibly different.

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