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#A665E7 Color

#A665E7 is rgb(166, 101, 231) in RGB, hsl(270, 73%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), visibly different at ΔE 11.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A665E7
HEX#A665E7
RGBrgb(166, 101, 231)
HSLhsl(270, 73%, 65%)
HSVhsv(270, 56%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.193 304.6)
LABlab(54.72% 45.18 -56.77)
LCHlch(54.72% 72.55 308.51)

What #A665E7 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 #A665E7, 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.

#A665E7 Channel Values

How #A665E7 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 101 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 73% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 56% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A665E7 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 text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A665E7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A665E7; 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 #A665E7

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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How #A665E7 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#A665E7
Protanopia#7373E7
Protanomaly#8B6EE7
Deuteranopia#7F7FE6
Deuteranomaly#9076E6
Tritanopia#948080
Tritanomaly#9C76B3
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #A665E7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a665e7: #A665E7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A665E7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a665e7': '#A665E7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.396, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_a665e7">#A665E7</color>
SVG fillfill="#A665E7"

More Purple Colors

#A665E7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A665E7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A665E7?

#A665E7 is a light purple — rgb(166, 101, 231) in RGB and hsl(270, 73%, 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 11.34.

What is the RGB value of #A665E7?

#A665E7 is rgb(166, 101, 231) — red 166, green 101, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A665E7?

#A665E7 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 56%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A665E7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A665E7 scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A665E7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A665E7 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.63, which is visibly different.

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