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#A282BF Color

#A282BF is rgb(162, 130, 191) in RGB, hsl(271, 32%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A282BF
HEX#A282BF
RGBrgb(162, 130, 191)
HSLhsl(271, 32%, 63%)
HSVhsv(271, 32%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.095 307.9)
LABlab(59.16% 21.51 -27.36)
LCHlch(59.16% 34.81 308.17)

What #A282BF 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 #A282BF, 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 purple in the library.

#A282BF Channel Values

How #A282BF 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 130 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 32% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 32% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A282BF 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 text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A282BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A282BF; 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 #A282BF

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 #A282BF.

How #A282BF 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#A282BF
Protanopia#8888BF
Protanomaly#9386BF
Deuteranopia#8E8EBE
Deuteranomaly#9689BF
Tritanopia#9A8C8C
Tritanomaly#9D88A3
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A282BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a282bf: #A282BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A282BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a282bf': '#A282BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.510, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a282bf">#A282BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A282BF"

More Purple Colors

#A282BF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A282BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A282BF?

#A282BF is a light purple — rgb(162, 130, 191) in RGB and hsl(271, 32%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.17.

What is the RGB value of #A282BF?

#A282BF is rgb(162, 130, 191) — red 162, green 130, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A282BF?

#A282BF converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 32%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A282BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A282BF scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A282BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A282BF 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 17.76, which is visibly different.

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