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#A587C9 Color

#A587C9 is rgb(165, 135, 201) in RGB, hsl(267, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A587C9
HEX#A587C9
RGBrgb(165, 135, 201)
HSLhsl(267, 38%, 66%)
HSVhsv(267, 33%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.1 304.7)
LABlab(61.03% 21.54 -30.09)
LCHlch(61.03% 37.01 305.60)

What #A587C9 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 #A587C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.08Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.1Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.35African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.95Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.34Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.55

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

#A587C9 Channel Values

How #A587C9 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 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 38% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 33% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 33% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A587C9 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A587C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A587C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A587C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A587C9
Complementary
#ACC987
Analogous
#878BC9
Analogous
#C687C9
Triadic
#C9A587
Triadic
#87C9A5
Split comp.
#C9C687
Split comp.
#8BC987

Tints & Shades of #A587C9

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

#B299D1
#BDA7D7
#CAB9DF
#D5C7E6
#E2D8EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8D68BB
#764CA9
#603E89
#4C316D
#36234D
#20152E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A587C9.

How #A587C9 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#A587C9
Protanopia#8D8DC9
Protanomaly#978AC9
Deuteranopia#9292C8
Deuteranomaly#9A8EC9
Tritanopia#9C9292
Tritanomaly#A08DAB
Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #A587C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a587c9: #A587C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A587C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a587c9': '#A587C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.529, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_a587c9">#A587C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A587C9"

More Purple Colors

#A587C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A587C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A587C9?

#A587C9 is a light purple — rgb(165, 135, 201) in RGB and hsl(267, 38%, 66%) 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #A587C9?

#A587C9 is rgb(165, 135, 201) — red 165, green 135, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A587C9?

#A587C9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A587C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A587C9 scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A587C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A587C9 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 17.41, which is visibly different.

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