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#A382CE Color

#A382CE is rgb(163, 130, 206) in RGB, hsl(266, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A382CE
HEX#A382CE
RGBrgb(163, 130, 206)
HSLhsl(266, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(266, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.115 303.4)
LABlab(59.79% 24.45 -34.82)
LCHlch(59.79% 42.55 305.07)

What #A382CE 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 #A382CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.46Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.44Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.68Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.06African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.61Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.74

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

#A382CE Channel Values

How #A382CE 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 163 · G 130 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A382CE 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A382CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A382CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A382CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A382CE
Complementary
#ADCE82
Analogous
#8287CE
Analogous
#C982CE
Triadic
#CEA382
Triadic
#82CEA3
Split comp.
#CEC982
Split comp.
#87CE82

Tints & Shades of #A382CE

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

#B195D6
#BCA3DB
#C9B6E2
#D4C4E8
#E1D7EF
#ECE5F5

Shades

#8B61C2
#7345B0
#5E388F
#4A2C72
#351F51
#1F1330

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A382CE.

How #A382CE 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#A382CE
Protanopia#8888CE
Protanomaly#9486CE
Deuteranopia#8E8ECD
Deuteranomaly#9789CE
Tritanopia#988F8F
Tritanomaly#9D8AAC
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A382CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a382ce: #A382CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A382CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a382ce': '#A382CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.510, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a382ce">#A382CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A382CE"

More Purple Colors

#A382CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A382CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A382CE?

#A382CE is a light purple — rgb(163, 130, 206) in RGB and hsl(266, 44%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #A382CE?

#A382CE is rgb(163, 130, 206) — red 163, green 130, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A382CE?

#A382CE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 37%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A382CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A382CE scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A382CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A382CE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 18.19, which is visibly different.

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