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#A485CC Color

#A485CC is rgb(164, 133, 204) in RGB, hsl(266, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A485CC
HEX#A485CC
RGBrgb(164, 133, 204)
HSLhsl(266, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(266, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.108 303.7)
LABlab(60.55% 22.81 -32.53)
LCHlch(60.55% 39.73 305.04)

What #A485CC 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 #A485CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.89Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.63Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.03Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.76African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.65Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.18

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

#A485CC Channel Values

How #A485CC 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 133 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A485CC 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A485CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A485CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A485CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A485CC
Complementary
#ADCC85
Analogous
#8589CC
Analogous
#C785CC
Triadic
#CCA485
Triadic
#85CCA4
Split comp.
#CCC785
Split comp.
#89CC85

Tints & Shades of #A485CC

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

#B197D3
#BCA5D9
#C9B7E1
#D4C5E7
#E1D7EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8B64BE
#7448AD
#5E3B8C
#4B2F6F
#35214F
#1F142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A485CC.

How #A485CC 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#A485CC
Protanopia#8B8BCC
Protanomaly#9689CC
Deuteranopia#9090CB
Deuteranomaly#998CCC
Tritanopia#9A9191
Tritanomaly#9E8CAC
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A485CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a485cc: #A485CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A485CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a485cc': '#A485CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.522, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_a485cc">#A485CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A485CC"

More Purple Colors

#A485CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A485CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A485CC?

#A485CC is a light purple — rgb(164, 133, 204) in RGB and hsl(266, 41%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.89.

What is the RGB value of #A485CC?

#A485CC is rgb(164, 133, 204) — red 164, green 133, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A485CC?

#A485CC converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A485CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A485CC scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A485CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A485CC 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 18.44, which is visibly different.

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