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#A480C2 Color

#A480C2 is rgb(164, 128, 194) in RGB, hsl(273, 35%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A480C2
HEX#A480C2
RGBrgb(164, 128, 194)
HSLhsl(273, 35%, 63%)
HSVhsv(273, 34%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.103 308.7)
LABlab(58.98% 23.78 -29.31)
LCHlch(58.98% 37.74 309.04)

What #A480C2 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 #A480C2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 4.63Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 4.7Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 5.5African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.68Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.71Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.16

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

#A480C2 Channel Values

How #A480C2 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 128 · B 1948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 35% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 34% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A480C2 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A480C2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A480C2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A480C2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A480C2
Complementary
#9DC280
Analogous
#8380C2
Analogous
#C280BE
Triadic
#C2A480
Triadic
#80C2A4
Split comp.
#BEC280
Split comp.
#80C283

Tints & Shades of #A480C2

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

#B091CA
#BDA2D2
#C9B3DB
#D5C4E3
#E1D6EB
#EEE7F3

Shades

#9064B4
#794C9E
#643F83
#4D3064
#372348
#201429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A480C2.

How #A480C2 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#A480C2
Protanopia#8787C2
Protanomaly#9384C2
Deuteranopia#8D8DC1
Deuteranomaly#9788C2
Tritanopia#9B8B8B
Tritanomaly#9F87A4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A480C2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a480c2: #A480C2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A480C2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a480c2': '#A480C2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.502, blue: 0.761)
Android XML<color name="color_a480c2">#A480C2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A480C2"

More Purple Colors

#A480C2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A480C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A480C2?

#A480C2 is a light purple — rgb(164, 128, 194) in RGB and hsl(273, 35%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #A480C2?

#A480C2 is rgb(164, 128, 194) — red 164, green 128, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A480C2?

#A480C2 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 34%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A480C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A480C2 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A480C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A480C2 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.6, which is visibly different.

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