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#A288CD Color

#A288CD is rgb(162, 136, 205) in RGB, hsl(263, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 34%, 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 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A288CD
HEX#A288CD
RGBrgb(162, 136, 205)
HSLhsl(263, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(263, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.103 301)
LABlab(61.12% 20.71 -32.21)
LCHlch(61.12% 38.30 302.73)

What #A288CD 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 #A288CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.04Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.2Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.18Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.57Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.56African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.2

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

#A288CD Channel Values

How #A288CD 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 136 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A288CD 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A288CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A288CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A288CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A288CD
Complementary
#B3CD88
Analogous
#8890CD
Analogous
#C588CD
Triadic
#CDA388
Triadic
#88CDA3
Split comp.
#CDC588
Split comp.
#90CD88

Tints & Shades of #A288CD

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

#AE97D3
#BCA9DB
#C7B7E1
#D5C9E8
#E0D7EE
#EEE9F6

Shades

#8A68C0
#714AB0
#5C3C90
#472F6F
#33214F
#1E142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A288CD.

How #A288CD 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#A288CD
Protanopia#8D8DCD
Protanomaly#968BCD
Deuteranopia#9191CD
Deuteranomaly#988ECD
Tritanopia#989393
Tritanomaly#9C8FAD
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #A288CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a288cd: #A288CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A288CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a288cd': '#A288CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.533, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a288cd">#A288CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A288CD"

More Purple Colors

#A288CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A288CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A288CD?

#A288CD is a light purple — rgb(162, 136, 205) in RGB and hsl(263, 41%, 67%) 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 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #A288CD?

#A288CD is rgb(162, 136, 205) — red 162, green 136, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A288CD?

#A288CD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A288CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A288CD scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A288CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A288CD 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 18.88, which is visibly different.

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