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#A39DDD Color

#A39DDD is rgb(163, 157, 221) in RGB, hsl(246, 48%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A39DDD
HEX#A39DDD
RGBrgb(163, 157, 221)
HSLhsl(246, 48%, 74%)
HSVhsv(246, 29%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.092 288.2)
LABlab(67.05% 12.73 -31.95)
LCHlch(67.05% 34.39 291.71)

What #A39DDD 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 #A39DDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.75Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.45Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.94Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 13.67Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 13.78Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.9

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

#A39DDD Channel Values

How #A39DDD 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 157 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 246° · S 48% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 246° · S 29% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A39DDD 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A39DDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A39DDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A39DDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A39DDD
Complementary
#D6DD9D
Analogous
#9DB6DD
Analogous
#C39DDD
Triadic
#DDA39D
Triadic
#9DDDA3
Split comp.
#DDC39D
Split comp.
#B6DD9D

Tints & Shades of #A39DDD

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

#AEA8E1
#BCB7E6
#C7C3EA
#D5D2EF
#DFDDF3
#EDECF8

Shades

#8077CF
#5D51C2
#453AA6
#352D80
#26205B
#161335

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A39DDD.

How #A39DDD 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#A39DDD
Protanopia#9E9EDD
Protanomaly#A09EDD
Deuteranopia#9F9FDD
Deuteranomaly#A19EDD
Tritanopia#99A7A7
Tritanomaly#9DA3BF
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A39DDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a39ddd: #A39DDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A39DDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a39ddd': '#A39DDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.616, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_a39ddd">#A39DDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A39DDD"

More Blue Colors

#A39DDD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A39DDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A39DDD?

#A39DDD is a light blue — rgb(163, 157, 221) in RGB and hsl(246, 48%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.75.

What is the RGB value of #A39DDD?

#A39DDD is rgb(163, 157, 221) — red 163, green 157, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A39DDD?

#A39DDD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A39DDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A39DDD scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A39DDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A39DDD 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 21.45, which is visibly different.

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