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#A651FB Color

#A651FB is rgb(166, 81, 251) in RGB, hsl(270, 96%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 11.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A651FB
HEX#A651FB
RGBrgb(166, 81, 251)
HSLhsl(270, 96%, 65%)
HSVhsv(270, 68%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.241 302.8)
LABlab(52.10% 58.32 -72.12)
LCHlch(52.10% 92.75 308.96)

What #A651FB 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 #A651FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A651FB Channel Values

How #A651FB 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 166 · G 81 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 96% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 68% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A651FB 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A651FB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A651FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A651FB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A651FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A651FB.

How #A651FB 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#A651FB
Protanopia#6666FB
Protanomaly#845EFB
Deuteranopia#7676FA
Deuteranomaly#8C69FA
Tritanopia#8E7A7A
Tritanomaly#986CBC
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A651FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a651fb: #A651FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A651FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a651fb': '#A651FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.318, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_a651fb">#A651FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A651FB"

More Purple Colors

#A651FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A651FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A651FB?

#A651FB is a light purple — rgb(166, 81, 251) in RGB and hsl(270, 96%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.64.

What is the RGB value of #A651FB?

#A651FB is rgb(166, 81, 251) — red 166, green 81, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A651FB?

#A651FB converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 68%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A651FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A651FB scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A651FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A651FB 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.46, which is visibly different.

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