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#A384C8 Color

#A384C8 is rgb(163, 132, 200) in RGB, hsl(267, 38%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 22%) 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 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A384C8
HEX#A384C8
RGBrgb(163, 132, 200)
HSLhsl(267, 38%, 65%)
HSVhsv(267, 34%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.104 304.7)
LABlab(60.06% 22.31 -31.04)
LCHlch(60.06% 38.23 305.71)

What #A384C8 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 #A384C8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.61Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.15Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.48African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.5Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.17Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.76

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

#A384C8 Channel Values

How #A384C8 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 132 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 38% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 34% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A384C8 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 text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A384C8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A384C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A384C8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A384C8
Complementary
#A9C884
Analogous
#8487C8
Analogous
#C484C8
Triadic
#C8A284
Triadic
#84C8A2
Split comp.
#C8C484
Split comp.
#87C884

Tints & Shades of #A384C8

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

#B095D0
#BAA4D6
#C7B5DE
#D5C7E6
#E2D8EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8B64B9
#764CA9
#603E89
#4A2F6A
#34214A
#20152E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A384C8.

How #A384C8 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#A384C8
Protanopia#8A8AC8
Protanomaly#9588C8
Deuteranopia#8F8FC7
Deuteranomaly#988BC8
Tritanopia#9A8F8F
Tritanomaly#9E8BA9
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A384C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a384c8: #A384C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A384C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a384c8': '#A384C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.518, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_a384c8">#A384C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A384C8"

More Purple Colors

#A384C8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A384C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A384C8?

#A384C8 is a light purple — rgb(163, 132, 200) in RGB and hsl(267, 38%, 65%) 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 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #A384C8?

#A384C8 is rgb(163, 132, 200) — red 163, green 132, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A384C8?

#A384C8 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A384C8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A384C8 scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A384C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A384C8 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 18.19, which is visibly different.

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