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#A588FB Color

#A588FB is rgb(165, 136, 251) in RGB, hsl(255, 93%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 2%) 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 9.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A588FB
HEX#A588FB
RGBrgb(165, 136, 251)
HSLhsl(255, 93%, 76%)
HSVhsv(255, 46%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.165 293.3)
LABlab(63.23% 30.41 -54.33)
LCHlch(63.23% 62.26 299.23)

What #A588FB 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 #A588FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.62Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.55Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.97Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.1Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.13Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 17.38

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

#A588FB Channel Values

How #A588FB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 93% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 46% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 46% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A588FB 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A588FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A588FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A588FB
Complementary
#DEFB89
Analogous
#89A5FB
Analogous
#DE89FB
Triadic
#FBA589
Triadic
#89FBA5
Split comp.
#FBDE89
Split comp.
#A5FB89

Tints & Shades of #A588FB

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

#B198FB
#BCA6FC
#C7B5FC
#D6C9FD
#E1D8FE
#ECE6FE

Shades

#8058F9
#5722F7
#3D08DD
#3006AC
#22047B
#130245

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A588FB.

How #A588FB 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#A588FB
Protanopia#8D8DFB
Protanomaly#978BFB
Deuteranopia#9292FB
Deuteranomaly#9A8EFB
Tritanopia#919D9D
Tritanomaly#9A95CA
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A588FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a588fb: #A588FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A588FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a588fb': '#A588FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.533, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_a588fb">#A588FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A588FB"

More Purple Colors

#A588FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A588FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A588FB?

#A588FB is a light purple — rgb(165, 136, 251) in RGB and hsl(255, 93%, 76%) 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 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #A588FB?

#A588FB is rgb(165, 136, 251) — red 165, green 136, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A588FB?

#A588FB converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 46%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A588FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A588FB scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A588FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A588FB 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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