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#A588CD Color

#A588CD is rgb(165, 136, 205) in RGB, hsl(265, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A588CD
HEX#A588CD
RGBrgb(165, 136, 205)
HSLhsl(265, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(265, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.104 303)
LABlab(61.41% 21.70 -31.74)
LCHlch(61.41% 38.45 304.36)

What #A588CD 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 #A588CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.05Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.33Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.84Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.62African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.31Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.92

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

#A588CD Channel Values

How #A588CD 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 136 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3:1 vs white · 7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A588CD 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 text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A588CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A588CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A588CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A588CD
Complementary
#B1CD88
Analogous
#888ECD
Analogous
#C888CD
Triadic
#CDA588
Triadic
#88CDA5
Split comp.
#CDC888
Split comp.
#8ECD88

Tints & Shades of #A588CD

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

#B097D3
#BEA9DB
#C9B7E1
#D6C9E8
#E1D7EE
#EFE9F6

Shades

#8D68C0
#744AB0
#5F3C90
#4A2F6F
#34214F
#1F142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A588CD.

How #A588CD 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#A588CD
Protanopia#8D8DCD
Protanomaly#978BCD
Deuteranopia#9292CC
Deuteranomaly#9A8ECD
Tritanopia#9B9393
Tritanomaly#9F8FAD
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A588CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a588cd: #A588CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A588CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a588cd': '#A588CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.533, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a588cd">#A588CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A588CD"

More Purple Colors

#A588CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A588CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A588CD?

#A588CD is a light purple — rgb(165, 136, 205) in RGB and hsl(265, 41%, 67%) 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 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #A588CD?

#A588CD is rgb(165, 136, 205) — red 165, green 136, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A588CD?

#A588CD converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A588CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A588CD scores 3:1 against white and 7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A588CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A588CD 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 17.91, which is visibly different.

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