#A58FBC Color

#A58FBC is rgb(165, 143, 188) in RGB, hsl(269, 25%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A58FBC

HEX#A58FBC

RGBrgb(165, 143, 188)

HSLhsl(269, 25%, 65%)

HSVhsv(269, 24%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.069 306.8)

LABlab(62.60% 15.06 -20.41)

LCHlch(62.60% 25.36 306.43)

What #A58FBC 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 #A58FBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 6.86 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.76 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.83 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.61 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.69 African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.23

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#A58FBC Channel Values

How #A58FBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 165 · G 143 · B 188	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 269° · S 25% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 269° · S 24% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 12% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A58FBC 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A58FBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A58FBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A58FBC

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.

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Shades

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How #A58FBC 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#A58FBC

Protanopia#9393BC

Protanomaly#9B91BC

Deuteranopia#9797BC

Deuteranomaly#9D94BC

Tritanopia#9F9696

Tritanomaly#A193A6

Achromatopsia#989898

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Using #A58FBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a58fbc: #A58FBC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A58FBC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a58fbc': '#A58FBC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.561, blue: 0.737)

Android XML<color name="color_a58fbc">#A58FBC</color>

SVG fillfill="#A58FBC"

More Purple Colors

#A58FBC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A58FBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A58FBC?

#A58FBC is a light purple — rgb(165, 143, 188) in RGB and hsl(269, 25%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #A58FBC?

#A58FBC is rgb(165, 143, 188) — red 165, green 143, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A58FBC?

#A58FBC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A58FBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A58FBC scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A58FBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A58FBC 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 18.97, which is visibly different.

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