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#A487CF Color

#A487CF is rgb(164, 135, 207) in RGB, hsl(264, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 19%) 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 7.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A487CF
HEX#A487CF
RGBrgb(164, 135, 207)
HSLhsl(264, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(264, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.108 302.1)
LABlab(61.14% 22.26 -33.29)
LCHlch(61.14% 40.04 303.78)

What #A487CF 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 #A487CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.72Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.96Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.96Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.81African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.52

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

#A487CF Channel Values

How #A487CF 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 135 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.02:1 vs white · 6.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A487CF 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 text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A487CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A487CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A487CF
Complementary
#B2CF87
Analogous
#878ECF
Analogous
#C887CF
Triadic
#CFA487
Triadic
#87CFA4
Split comp.
#CFC887
Split comp.
#8ECF87

Tints & Shades of #A487CF

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

#AF95D5
#BDA7DC
#C8B6E2
#D5C8E9
#E1D7EF
#EEE9F6

Shades

#8B66C2
#7247B3
#5D3A92
#482D71
#332050
#1E132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A487CF.

How #A487CF 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#A487CF
Protanopia#8C8CCF
Protanomaly#968ACF
Deuteranopia#9191CE
Deuteranomaly#998DCF
Tritanopia#9A9393
Tritanomaly#9E8EAE
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #A487CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a487cf: #A487CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A487CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a487cf': '#A487CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.529, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_a487cf">#A487CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A487CF"

More Purple Colors

#A487CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A487CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A487CF?

#A487CF is a light purple — rgb(164, 135, 207) in RGB and hsl(264, 43%, 67%) 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 7.72.

What is the RGB value of #A487CF?

#A487CF is rgb(164, 135, 207) — red 164, green 135, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A487CF?

#A487CF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A487CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A487CF scores 3.02:1 against white and 6.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A487CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A487CF 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 18.73, which is visibly different.

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