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#A587EE Color

#A587EE is rgb(165, 135, 238) in RGB, hsl(257, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A587EE
HEX#A587EE
RGBrgb(165, 135, 238)
HSLhsl(257, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(257, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.149 295.7)
LABlab(62.44% 28.37 -48.45)
LCHlch(62.44% 56.14 300.35)

What #A587EE 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 #A587EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.93Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.56Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.25Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.09Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.52Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.65

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

#A587EE Channel Values

How #A587EE 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 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.88:1 vs white · 7.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A587EE 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 text2.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A587EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A587EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A587EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A587EE
Complementary
#D1EE87
Analogous
#879DEE
Analogous
#D787EE
Triadic
#EEA487
Triadic
#87EEA4
Split comp.
#EED787
Split comp.
#9DEE87

Tints & Shades of #A587EE

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

#B198F0
#BBA6F2
#C9B8F5
#D3C5F7
#E1D7F9
#EBE4FB

Shades

#825AE7
#602DE1
#4A1BC0
#3B1698
#290F6B
#18093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A587EE.

How #A587EE 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#A587EE
Protanopia#8D8DEE
Protanomaly#978AEE
Deuteranopia#9292EE
Deuteranomaly#9A8EEE
Tritanopia#949999
Tritanomaly#9B92C1
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A587EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a587ee: #A587EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A587EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a587ee': '#A587EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.529, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_a587ee">#A587EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A587EE"

More Purple Colors

#A587EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A587EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A587EE?

#A587EE is a light purple — rgb(165, 135, 238) in RGB and hsl(257, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.93.

What is the RGB value of #A587EE?

#A587EE is rgb(165, 135, 238) — red 165, green 135, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A587EE?

#A587EE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A587EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A587EE scores 2.88:1 against white and 7.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A587EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A587EE 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 8.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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