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#A57DDE Color

#A57DDE is rgb(165, 125, 222) in RGB, hsl(265, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A57DDE
HEX#A57DDE
RGBrgb(165, 125, 222)
HSLhsl(265, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(265, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.144 301.6)
LABlab(59.44% 30.68 -44.30)
LCHlch(59.44% 53.89 304.70)

What #A57DDE 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 #A57DDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.14Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.11Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.81Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.12Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.11Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.99

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

#A57DDE Channel Values

How #A57DDE 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 125 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 60% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A57DDE 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A57DDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A57DDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A57DDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A57DDE
Complementary
#B6DE7C
Analogous
#7C85DE
Analogous
#D67CDE
Triadic
#DEA57C
Triadic
#7CDEA5
Split comp.
#DED67C
Split comp.
#85DE7C

Tints & Shades of #A57DDE

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

#B08DE2
#BEA1E8
#CAB1EC
#D5C2F0
#E0D2F4
#EEE7F9

Shades

#8C58D5
#7333CC
#5E2AA7
#47207E
#32165A
#1E0D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A57DDE.

How #A57DDE 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#A57DDE
Protanopia#8585DE
Protanomaly#9382DE
Deuteranopia#8C8CDD
Deuteranomaly#9786DE
Tritanopia#978E8E
Tritanomaly#9D88B4
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A57DDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a57dde: #A57DDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A57DDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a57dde': '#A57DDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.490, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_a57dde">#A57DDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A57DDE"

More Purple Colors

#A57DDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A57DDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A57DDE?

#A57DDE is a light purple — rgb(165, 125, 222) in RGB and hsl(265, 60%, 68%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #A57DDE?

#A57DDE is rgb(165, 125, 222) — red 165, green 125, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A57DDE?

#A57DDE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A57DDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A57DDE scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A57DDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A57DDE 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 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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