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#A579C3 Color

#A579C3 is rgb(165, 121, 195) in RGB, hsl(276, 38%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 24%) 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 8.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A579C3
HEX#A579C3
RGBrgb(165, 121, 195)
HSLhsl(276, 38%, 62%)
HSVhsv(276, 38%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.117 310.7)
LABlab(57.45% 28.05 -32.22)
LCHlch(57.45% 42.72 311.04)

What #A579C3 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 #A579C3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.04Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.55Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.91Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.83African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.89Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.1

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

#A579C3 Channel Values

How #A579C3 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 165 · G 121 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 38% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 38% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A579C3 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A579C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A579C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A579C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A579C3
Complementary
#97C379
Analogous
#8179C3
Analogous
#C379BC
Triadic
#C3A579
Triadic
#79C3A5
Split comp.
#BCC379
Split comp.
#79C381

Tints & Shades of #A579C3

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

#B18BCB
#BD9CD3
#C9AEDB
#D7C3E4
#E3D5EC
#EFE6F4

Shades

#935DB6
#7B479E
#663A82
#502E66
#3A214A
#21132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A579C3.

How #A579C3 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#A579C3
Protanopia#8282C3
Protanomaly#917EC3
Deuteranopia#8A8AC2
Deuteranomaly#9583C3
Tritanopia#9C8585
Tritanomaly#A081A2
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #A579C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a579c3: #A579C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A579C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a579c3': '#A579C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.475, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_a579c3">#A579C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A579C3"

More Purple Colors

#A579C3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A579C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A579C3?

#A579C3 is a light purple — rgb(165, 121, 195) in RGB and hsl(276, 38%, 62%) 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 8.04.

What is the RGB value of #A579C3?

#A579C3 is rgb(165, 121, 195) — red 165, green 121, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A579C3?

#A579C3 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A579C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A579C3 scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A579C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A579C3 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 19, which is visibly different.

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