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#A587B5 Color

#A587B5 is rgb(165, 135, 181) in RGB, hsl(279, 24%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 29%) 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 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A587B5
HEX#A587B5
RGBrgb(165, 135, 181)
HSLhsl(279, 24%, 62%)
HSVhsv(279, 25%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.075 313.7)
LABlab(60.37% 18.22 -19.83)
LCHlch(60.37% 26.93 312.58)

What #A587B5 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 #A587B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.87Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.05African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.43Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.87Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.58Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 11.18

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

#A587B5 Channel Values

How #A587B5 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 135 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 24% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 25% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A587B5 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A587B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A587B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A587B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A587B5
Complementary
#97B587
Analogous
#8E87B5
Analogous
#B587AE
Triadic
#B5A587
Triadic
#87B5A5
Split comp.
#AEB587
Split comp.
#87B58E

Tints & Shades of #A587B5

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

#B197BF
#BDA6C9
#C9B6D2
#D7C9DE
#E3D9E8
#EEE9F1

Shades

#926EA6
#7B578E
#654875
#4F385C
#392942
#211726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A587B5.

How #A587B5 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#A587B5
Protanopia#8D8DB5
Protanomaly#978AB5
Deuteranopia#9292B4
Deuteranomaly#9A8EB5
Tritanopia#9F8E8E
Tritanomaly#A28B9F
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A587B5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a587b5: #A587B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A587B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a587b5': '#A587B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.529, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_a587b5">#A587B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#A587B5"

More Purple Colors

#A587B5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A587B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A587B5?

#A587B5 is a light purple — rgb(165, 135, 181) in RGB and hsl(279, 24%, 62%) 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 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #A587B5?

#A587B5 is rgb(165, 135, 181) — red 165, green 135, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A587B5?

#A587B5 converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A587B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A587B5 scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A587B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A587B5 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 18.06, which is visibly different.

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