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#A460DC Color

#A460DC is rgb(164, 96, 220) in RGB, hsl(273, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 56%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), visibly different at ΔE 10.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A460DC
HEX#A460DC
RGBrgb(164, 96, 220)
HSLhsl(273, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(273, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 56%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.187 307.1)
LABlab(52.93% 45.16 -53.46)
LCHlch(52.93% 69.98 310.19)

What #A460DC 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 #A460DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A460DC Channel Values

How #A460DC 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 164 · G 96 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A460DC 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A460DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A460DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A460DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A460DC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A460DC.

How #A460DC 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#A460DC
Protanopia#6F6FDC
Protanomaly#886ADC
Deuteranopia#7C7CDB
Deuteranomaly#8E72DB
Tritanopia#947979
Tritanomaly#9B70AA
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A460DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a460dc: #A460DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A460DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a460dc': '#A460DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.376, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a460dc">#A460DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A460DC"

More Purple Colors

#A460DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A460DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A460DC?

#A460DC is a light purple — rgb(164, 96, 220) in RGB and hsl(273, 64%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.98.

What is the RGB value of #A460DC?

#A460DC is rgb(164, 96, 220) — red 164, green 96, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A460DC?

#A460DC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 56%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A460DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A460DC scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A460DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A460DC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 11.56, which is visibly different.

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