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#A46DE3 Color

#A46DE3 is rgb(164, 109, 227) in RGB, hsl(268, 68%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 52%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A46DE3
HEX#A46DE3
RGBrgb(164, 109, 227)
HSLhsl(268, 68%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 52%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 52%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.176 303.3)
LABlab(55.97% 39.78 -52.57)
LCHlch(55.97% 65.92 307.11)

What #A46DE3 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 #A46DE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.44Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.71Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.92Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 11.36Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.4Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.18

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

#A46DE3 Channel Values

How #A46DE3 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 109 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 68% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 52% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.57:1 vs white · 5.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A46DE3 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 text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A46DE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A46DE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A46DE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A46DE3
Complementary
#ACE36D
Analogous
#6D71E3
Analogous
#DF6DE3
Triadic
#E3A46D
Triadic
#6DE3A4
Split comp.
#E3DF6D
Split comp.
#71E36D

Tints & Shades of #A46DE3

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

#B283E7
#BC94EB
#CAA9EF
#D4BAF2
#E2D0F6
#ECE1F9

Shades

#8C47DC
#7527CE
#5F20A7
#4B1985
#36125E
#200B38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A46DE3.

How #A46DE3 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#A46DE3
Protanopia#7979E3
Protanomaly#8C74E3
Deuteranopia#8383E2
Deuteranomaly#917AE3
Tritanopia#938484
Tritanomaly#9A7BB2
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A46DE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a46de3: #A46DE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A46DE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a46de3': '#A46DE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.427, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_a46de3">#A46DE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A46DE3"

More Purple Colors

#A46DE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A46DE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A46DE3?

#A46DE3 is a light purple — rgb(164, 109, 227) in RGB and hsl(268, 68%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #A46DE3?

#A46DE3 is rgb(164, 109, 227) — red 164, green 109, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A46DE3?

#A46DE3 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 52%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A46DE3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A46DE3 scores 3.57:1 against white and 5.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A46DE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A46DE3 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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