#A66BAE Color

#A66BAE is rgb(166, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(293, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 39%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), visibly different at ΔE 10.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A66BAE

HEX#A66BAE

RGBrgb(166, 107, 174)

HSLhsl(293, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(293, 39%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 39%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.118 322.6)

LABlab(53.59% 32.50 -26.15)

LCHlch(53.59% 41.72 321.18)

What #A66BAE 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 #A66BAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.56 Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 10.66 Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.74 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.57 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.09 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.12

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#A66BAE Channel Values

How #A66BAE 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 166 · G 107 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 293° · S 29% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 293° · S 39% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.94:1 vs white · 5.34:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A66BAE 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 text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A66BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A66BAE; 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 #A66BAE

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 #A66BAE 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#A66BAE

Protanopia#7878AE

Protanomaly#8D73AE

Deuteranopia#8282AD

Deuteranomaly#927AAD

Tritanopia#9F7676

Tritanomaly#A27290

Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #A66BAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a66bae: #A66BAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A66BAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a66bae': '#A66BAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_a66bae">#A66BAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A66BAE"

More Pink Colors

#A66BAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A66BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A66BAE?

#A66BAE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(166, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(293, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.56.

What is the RGB value of #A66BAE?

#A66BAE is rgb(166, 107, 174) — red 166, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A66BAE?

#A66BAE converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A66BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A66BAE scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A66BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A66BAE 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 20.3, which is visibly different.

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