#A592B0 Color

#A592B0 is rgb(165, 146, 176) in RGB, hsl(278, 16%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A592B0

HEX#A592B0

RGBrgb(165, 146, 176)

HSLhsl(278, 16%, 63%)

HSVhsv(278, 17%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.048 313.2)

LABlab(63.02% 11.56 -13.05)

LCHlch(63.02% 17.43 311.52)

What #A592B0 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 #A592B0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 2.79 Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.09 Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.16 Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.33 Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 9.96 Manatee#979AAAΔE 11.11

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#A592B0 Channel Values

How #A592B0 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 146 · B 176	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 278° · S 16% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 278° · S 17% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.86:1 vs white · 7.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A592B0 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 text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A592B0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A592B0; 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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Tints & Shades of #A592B0

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 #A592B0 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#A592B0

Protanopia#9595B0

Protanomaly#9C94B0

Deuteranopia#9999B0

Deuteranomaly#9E96B0

Tritanopia#A19696

Tritanomaly#A395A1

Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #A592B0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a592b0: #A592B0;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A592B0;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a592b0': '#A592B0' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.573, blue: 0.690)

Android XML<color name="color_a592b0">#A592B0</color>

SVG fillfill="#A592B0"

More Purple Colors

#A592B0 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

#A592B0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A592B0?

#A592B0 is a light purple — rgb(165, 146, 176) in RGB and hsl(278, 16%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.79.

What is the RGB value of #A592B0?

#A592B0 is rgb(165, 146, 176) — red 165, green 146, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A592B0?

#A592B0 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A592B0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A592B0 scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A592B0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A592B0 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 16.76, which is visibly different.

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