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#A286CA Color

#A286CA is rgb(162, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(265, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A286CA
HEX#A286CA
RGBrgb(162, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(265, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(265, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.103 302.6)
LABlab(60.52% 21.25 -31.46)
LCHlch(60.52% 37.96 304.04)

What #A286CA 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 #A286CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.12Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.38Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.15Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.99African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.3Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.37

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

#A286CA Channel Values

How #A286CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A286CA 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A286CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A286CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A286CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A286CA
Complementary
#AECA86
Analogous
#868CCA
Analogous
#C486CA
Triadic
#CAA386
Triadic
#86CAA3
Split comp.
#CAC486
Split comp.
#8CCA86

Tints & Shades of #A286CA

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

#B098D2
#BBA6D8
#C9B8E0
#D4C6E6
#E1D8EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8A67BC
#724BAA
#5D3D8A
#4A306E
#34224E
#1F142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A286CA.

How #A286CA 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#A286CA
Protanopia#8B8BCA
Protanomaly#9589CA
Deuteranopia#9090C9
Deuteranomaly#988CCA
Tritanopia#999191
Tritanomaly#9C8DAB
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #A286CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a286ca: #A286CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A286CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a286ca': '#A286CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a286ca">#A286CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A286CA"

More Purple Colors

#A286CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A286CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A286CA?

#A286CA is a light purple — rgb(162, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(265, 39%, 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 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #A286CA?

#A286CA is rgb(162, 134, 202) — red 162, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A286CA?

#A286CA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A286CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A286CA scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A286CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A286CA 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 18.59, which is visibly different.

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