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#A466EA Color

#A466EA is rgb(164, 102, 234) in RGB, hsl(268, 76%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A466EA
HEX#A466EA
RGBrgb(164, 102, 234)
HSLhsl(268, 76%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 56%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.194 303)
LABlab(54.84% 44.68 -58.28)
LCHlch(54.84% 73.43 307.47)

What #A466EA 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 #A466EA, 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.

#A466EA Channel Values

How #A466EA 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 102 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 76% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 56% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A466EA 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A466EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A466EA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A466EA

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

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How #A466EA 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#A466EA
Protanopia#7474EA
Protanomaly#8A6EEA
Deuteranopia#7F7FE9
Deuteranomaly#8F76E9
Tritanopia#918181
Tritanomaly#9977B5
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #A466EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a466ea: #A466EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A466EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a466ea': '#A466EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.400, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_a466ea">#A466EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A466EA"

More Purple Colors

#A466EA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A466EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A466EA?

#A466EA is a light purple — rgb(164, 102, 234) in RGB and hsl(268, 76%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #A466EA?

#A466EA is rgb(164, 102, 234) — red 164, green 102, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A466EA?

#A466EA converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A466EA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A466EA scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A466EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A466EA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.05, which is visibly different.

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