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#A46BFF Color

#A46BFF is rgb(164, 107, 255) in RGB, hsl(263, 100%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 58%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A46BFF
HEX#A46BFF
RGBrgb(164, 107, 255)
HSLhsl(263, 100%, 71%)
HSVhsv(263, 58%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 58%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.212 298.1)
LABlab(56.94% 46.16 -66.55)
LCHlch(56.94% 80.99 304.74)

What #A46BFF 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 #A46BFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.21Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.56Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 17.51Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 17.98Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 20.54Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 20.61

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

#A46BFF Channel Values

How #A46BFF 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 107 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 100% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 58% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A46BFF 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A46BFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A46BFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A46BFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A46BFF
Complementary
#C6FF6B
Analogous
#6B7CFF
Analogous
#EE6BFF
Triadic
#FFA46B
Triadic
#6BFFA4
Split comp.
#FFEE6B
Split comp.
#7CFF6B

Tints & Shades of #A46BFF

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

#B080FF
#BD94FF
#CAA8FF
#D3B8FF
#E0CCFF
#ECE0FF

Shades

#8438FF
#680AFF
#5200D6
#4100A8
#2D0075
#1B0047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A46BFF.

How #A46BFF 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#A46BFF
Protanopia#7777FF
Protanomaly#8B73FF
Deuteranopia#8181FE
Deuteranomaly#9179FF
Tritanopia#8C8A8A
Tritanomaly#967FC4
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A46BFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a46bff: #A46BFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A46BFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a46bff': '#A46BFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.420, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a46bff">#A46BFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A46BFF"

More Purple Colors

#A46BFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A46BFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A46BFF?

#A46BFF is a light purple — rgb(164, 107, 255) in RGB and hsl(263, 100%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #A46BFF?

#A46BFF is rgb(164, 107, 255) — red 164, green 107, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A46BFF?

#A46BFF converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 58%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A46BFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A46BFF scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A46BFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A46BFF 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 13.56, which is visibly different.

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