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#A486CA Color

#A486CA is rgb(164, 134, 202) in RGB, hsl(266, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A486CA
HEX#A486CA
RGBrgb(164, 134, 202)
HSLhsl(266, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(266, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.103 304)
LABlab(60.72% 21.92 -31.14)
LCHlch(60.72% 38.08 305.14)

What #A486CA 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 #A486CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.18Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.52Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.93African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.69Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.06Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.65

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

#A486CA Channel Values

How #A486CA 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 134 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A486CA 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A486CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A486CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A486CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A486CA
Complementary
#ADCA86
Analogous
#868BCA
Analogous
#C686CA
Triadic
#CAA486
Triadic
#86CAA4
Split comp.
#CAC686
Split comp.
#8BCA86

Tints & Shades of #A486CA

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

#B198D2
#BCA6D8
#C9B8E0
#D4C6E6
#E1D8EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8C67BC
#744BAA
#5E3D8A
#4B306E
#35224E
#1F142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A486CA.

How #A486CA 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#A486CA
Protanopia#8C8CCA
Protanomaly#9689CA
Deuteranopia#9191C9
Deuteranomaly#998DCA
Tritanopia#9B9191
Tritanomaly#9F8DAB
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #A486CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a486ca: #A486CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A486CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a486ca': '#A486CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.525, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a486ca">#A486CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A486CA"

More Purple Colors

#A486CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A486CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A486CA?

#A486CA is a light purple — rgb(164, 134, 202) in RGB and hsl(266, 39%, 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 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #A486CA?

#A486CA is rgb(164, 134, 202) — red 164, green 134, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A486CA?

#A486CA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A486CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A486CA scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A486CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A486CA 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 17.96, which is visibly different.

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