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#A486CB Color

#A486CB is rgb(164, 134, 203) in RGB, hsl(266, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 34%, 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 6.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A486CB
HEX#A486CB
RGBrgb(164, 134, 203)
HSLhsl(266, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(266, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.105 303.7)
LABlab(60.76% 22.09 -31.64)
LCHlch(60.76% 38.59 304.92)

What #A486CB 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 #A486CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.46Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.91Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.36African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.07Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.29Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.39

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

#A486CB Channel Values

How #A486CB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A486CB 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 text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A486CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A486CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A486CB
Complementary
#ADCB86
Analogous
#868ACB
Analogous
#C686CB
Triadic
#CBA486
Triadic
#86CBA4
Split comp.
#CBC686
Split comp.
#8ACB86

Tints & Shades of #A486CB

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
#BCA6D9
#C9B8E0
#D4C6E7
#E1D8EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8C65BD
#7449AB
#5E3C8B
#4B2F6F
#35224F
#1F142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A486CB.

How #A486CB 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#A486CB
Protanopia#8C8CCB
Protanomaly#9689CB
Deuteranopia#9191CA
Deuteranomaly#998DCB
Tritanopia#9B9191
Tritanomaly#9E8DAB
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #A486CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a486cb: #A486CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A486CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a486cb': '#A486CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.525, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a486cb">#A486CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A486CB"

More Purple Colors

#A486CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A486CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A486CB?

#A486CB is a light purple — rgb(164, 134, 203) in RGB and hsl(266, 40%, 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 6.46.

What is the RGB value of #A486CB?

#A486CB is rgb(164, 134, 203) — red 164, green 134, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A486CB?

#A486CB converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A486CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A486CB scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A486CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A486CB 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 18.12, which is visibly different.

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