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#A487D4 Color

#A487D4 is rgb(164, 135, 212) in RGB, hsl(263, 47%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A487D4
HEX#A487D4
RGBrgb(164, 135, 212)
HSLhsl(263, 47%, 68%)
HSVhsv(263, 36%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.115 300.7)
LABlab(61.32% 23.16 -35.80)
LCHlch(61.32% 42.63 302.90)

What #A487D4 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 #A487D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.54Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.72Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.62Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.32Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.61Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.43

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

#A487D4 Channel Values

How #A487D4 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 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 47% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 36% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 6.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A487D4 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A487D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A487D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A487D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A487D4
Complementary
#B6D487
Analogous
#8790D4
Analogous
#CB87D4
Triadic
#D4A487
Triadic
#87D4A4
Split comp.
#D4CB87
Split comp.
#90D487

Tints & Shades of #A487D4

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

#B096D9
#BEA9E0
#C9B8E5
#D5C7EB
#E0D6F0
#EEE9F7

Shades

#8B65C8
#7244BB
#5D379A
#462A74
#321E52
#1E1231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A487D4.

How #A487D4 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#A487D4
Protanopia#8C8CD4
Protanomaly#968AD4
Deuteranopia#9191D3
Deuteranomaly#998DD4
Tritanopia#999494
Tritanomaly#9D8FB1
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A487D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a487d4: #A487D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A487D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a487d4': '#A487D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.529, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_a487d4">#A487D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#A487D4"

More Purple Colors

#A487D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A487D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A487D4?

#A487D4 is a light purple — rgb(164, 135, 212) in RGB and hsl(263, 47%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.54.

What is the RGB value of #A487D4?

#A487D4 is rgb(164, 135, 212) — red 164, green 135, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A487D4?

#A487D4 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A487D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A487D4 scores 3:1 against white and 6.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A487D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A487D4 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 18.44, which is visibly different.

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