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#A488B9 Color

#A488B9 is rgb(164, 136, 185) in RGB, hsl(274, 26%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A488B9
HEX#A488B9
RGBrgb(164, 136, 185)
HSLhsl(274, 26%, 63%)
HSVhsv(274, 26%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.077 310.3)
LABlab(60.65% 17.97 -21.69)
LCHlch(60.65% 28.17 309.65)

What #A488B9 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 #A488B9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.96Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.58African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.05Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.35Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.36Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.88

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

#A488B9 Channel Values

How #A488B9 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 136 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 26% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 26% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A488B9 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 text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A488B9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A488B9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A488B9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A488B9
Complementary
#9DB988
Analogous
#8B88B9
Analogous
#B988B6
Triadic
#B9A488
Triadic
#88B9A4
Split comp.
#B6B988
Split comp.
#88B98B

Tints & Shades of #A488B9

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

#B098C3
#BDA8CC
#C9B8D5
#D5C8DF
#E1D8E8
#EEE9F2

Shades

#906EAA
#795794
#64487A
#4D375D
#372843
#201727

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A488B9.

How #A488B9 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#A488B9
Protanopia#8D8DB9
Protanomaly#978BB9
Deuteranopia#9292B8
Deuteranomaly#9A8EB9
Tritanopia#9E8F8F
Tritanomaly#A08CA2
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A488B9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a488b9: #A488B9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A488B9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a488b9': '#A488B9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.533, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_a488b9">#A488B9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A488B9"

More Purple Colors

#A488B9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A488B9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A488B9?

#A488B9 is a light purple — rgb(164, 136, 185) in RGB and hsl(274, 26%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #A488B9?

#A488B9 is rgb(164, 136, 185) — red 164, green 136, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A488B9?

#A488B9 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A488B9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A488B9 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A488B9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A488B9 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 17.93, which is visibly different.

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