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#A57AD6 Color

#A57AD6 is rgb(165, 122, 214) in RGB, hsl(268, 53%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 43%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A57AD6
HEX#A57AD6
RGBrgb(165, 122, 214)
HSLhsl(268, 53%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 43%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 43%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.139 304.4)
LABlab(58.41% 30.82 -41.43)
LCHlch(58.41% 51.64 306.65)

What #A57AD6 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 #A57AD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.07Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.2Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.19Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.05Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.11Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.28

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

#A57AD6 Channel Values

How #A57AD6 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 122 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 53% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 43% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A57AD6 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A57AD6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A57AD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A57AD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A57AD6
Complementary
#ABD67A
Analogous
#7A7DD6
Analogous
#D37AD6
Triadic
#D6A57A
Triadic
#7AD6A5
Split comp.
#D6D37A
Split comp.
#7DD67A

Tints & Shades of #A57AD6

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

#B28EDC
#BD9DE1
#CAB1E7
#D5C1EC
#E2D4F2
#EDE4F7

Shades

#8D57CB
#763ABB
#602F98
#4C2579
#361A56
#201033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A57AD6.

How #A57AD6 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#A57AD6
Protanopia#8383D6
Protanomaly#927FD6
Deuteranopia#8A8AD5
Deuteranomaly#9684D6
Tritanopia#988A8A
Tritanomaly#9E84AE
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A57AD6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a57ad6: #A57AD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A57AD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a57ad6': '#A57AD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.478, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_a57ad6">#A57AD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A57AD6"

More Purple Colors

#A57AD6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A57AD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A57AD6?

#A57AD6 is a light purple — rgb(165, 122, 214) in RGB and hsl(268, 53%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #A57AD6?

#A57AD6 is rgb(165, 122, 214) — red 165, green 122, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A57AD6?

#A57AD6 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 43%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A57AD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A57AD6 scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A57AD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A57AD6 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 10.05, which is visibly different.

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