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#A680BC Color

#A680BC is rgb(166, 128, 188) in RGB, hsl(278, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A680BC
HEX#A680BC
RGBrgb(166, 128, 188)
HSLhsl(278, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(278, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.096 312.7)
LABlab(58.98% 23.46 -25.90)
LCHlch(58.98% 34.95 312.18)

What #A680BC 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 #A680BC, 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.

#A680BC Channel Values

How #A680BC 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 128 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A680BC 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A680BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A680BC; 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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Tints & Shades of #A680BC

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 #A680BC.

How #A680BC 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#A680BC
Protanopia#8787BC
Protanomaly#9585BC
Deuteranopia#8E8EBB
Deuteranomaly#9889BC
Tritanopia#9F8989
Tritanomaly#A286A0
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A680BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a680bc: #A680BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A680BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a680bc': '#A680BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.502, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a680bc">#A680BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A680BC"

More Purple Colors

#A680BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A680BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A680BC?

#A680BC is a light purple — rgb(166, 128, 188) in RGB and hsl(278, 31%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.63.

What is the RGB value of #A680BC?

#A680BC is rgb(166, 128, 188) — red 166, green 128, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A680BC?

#A680BC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A680BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A680BC scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A680BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A680BC 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 16.56, which is visibly different.

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