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#A285CC Color

#A285CC is rgb(162, 133, 204) in RGB, hsl(265, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 35%, 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 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A285CC
HEX#A285CC
RGBrgb(162, 133, 204)
HSLhsl(265, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(265, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.107 302.4)
LABlab(60.35% 22.15 -32.85)
LCHlch(60.35% 39.62 303.99)

What #A285CC 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 #A285CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.82Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.49Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.2Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.43Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.11African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.19

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

#A285CC Channel Values

How #A285CC 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 133 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A285CC 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A285CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A285CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A285CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A285CC
Complementary
#AECC85
Analogous
#858BCC
Analogous
#C685CC
Triadic
#CCA285
Triadic
#85CCA2
Split comp.
#CCC685
Split comp.
#8BCC85

Tints & Shades of #A285CC

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

#B097D3
#BBA5D9
#C9B7E1
#D3C5E7
#E1D7EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8A64BE
#7248AD
#5D3B8C
#4A2F6F
#34214F
#1F142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A285CC.

How #A285CC 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#A285CC
Protanopia#8B8BCC
Protanomaly#9488CC
Deuteranopia#8F8FCB
Deuteranomaly#978BCC
Tritanopia#989191
Tritanomaly#9C8CAC
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A285CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a285cc: #A285CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A285CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a285cc': '#A285CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.522, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_a285cc">#A285CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A285CC"

More Purple Colors

#A285CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A285CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A285CC?

#A285CC is a light purple — rgb(162, 133, 204) in RGB and hsl(265, 41%, 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 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #A285CC?

#A285CC is rgb(162, 133, 204) — red 162, green 133, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A285CC?

#A285CC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A285CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A285CC scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A285CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A285CC 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 19.05, which is visibly different.

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