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#A284CD Color

#A284CD is rgb(162, 132, 205) in RGB, hsl(265, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A284CD
HEX#A284CD
RGBrgb(162, 132, 205)
HSLhsl(265, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(265, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.11 302.4)
LABlab(60.14% 22.86 -33.73)
LCHlch(60.14% 40.75 304.13)

What #A284CD 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 #A284CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.38Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.88Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.3Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.94African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.82Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.04

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

#A284CD Channel Values

How #A284CD 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 132 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A284CD 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A284CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A284CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A284CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A284CD
Complementary
#AECD84
Analogous
#848ACD
Analogous
#C784CD
Triadic
#CDA284
Triadic
#84CDA2
Split comp.
#CDC784
Split comp.
#8ACD84

Tints & Shades of #A284CD

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

#B096D4
#BBA4DA
#C8B7E1
#D3C5E7
#E1D7EF
#ECE6F5

Shades

#8A63BF
#7247AE
#5C3A8D
#4A2E70
#342150
#1F132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A284CD.

How #A284CD 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#A284CD
Protanopia#8A8ACD
Protanomaly#9487CD
Deuteranopia#8F8FCC
Deuteranomaly#978BCD
Tritanopia#989090
Tritanomaly#9C8BAC
Achromatopsia#929292

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Using #A284CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a284cd: #A284CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A284CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a284cd': '#A284CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.518, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a284cd">#A284CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A284CD"

More Purple Colors

#A284CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A284CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A284CD?

#A284CD is a light purple — rgb(162, 132, 205) in RGB and hsl(265, 42%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.38.

What is the RGB value of #A284CD?

#A284CD is rgb(162, 132, 205) — red 162, green 132, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A284CD?

#A284CD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 36%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A284CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A284CD scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A284CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A284CD 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 19.41, which is visibly different.

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