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#A680CB Color

#A680CB is rgb(166, 128, 203) in RGB, hsl(270, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A680CB
HEX#A680CB
RGBrgb(166, 128, 203)
HSLhsl(270, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(270, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.115 306.8)
LABlab(59.51% 25.99 -33.55)
LCHlch(59.51% 42.44 307.76)

What #A680CB 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 #A680CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.15Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.18Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.31Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.56African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.32Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.16

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

#A680CB Channel Values

How #A680CB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.2:1 vs white · 6.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A680CB 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 text3.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A680CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A680CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A680CB
Complementary
#A6CB80
Analogous
#8080CB
Analogous
#CB80CB
Triadic
#CBA680
Triadic
#80CBA6
Split comp.
#CBCB80
Split comp.
#80CB80

Tints & Shades of #A680CB

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

#B292D3
#BDA1D9
#C9B3E0
#D6C5E7
#E3D7EF
#EDE6F5

Shades

#8F60BE
#7A47AE
#633A8D
#4C2C6D
#361F4C
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A680CB.

How #A680CB 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#A680CB
Protanopia#8787CB
Protanomaly#9585CB
Deuteranopia#8E8ECA
Deuteranomaly#9889CB
Tritanopia#9C8C8C
Tritanomaly#A088A9
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #A680CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a680cb: #A680CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A680CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a680cb': '#A680CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.502, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a680cb">#A680CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A680CB"

More Purple Colors

#A680CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A680CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A680CB?

#A680CB is a light purple — rgb(166, 128, 203) in RGB and hsl(270, 42%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.15.

What is the RGB value of #A680CB?

#A680CB is rgb(166, 128, 203) — red 166, green 128, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A680CB?

#A680CB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A680CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A680CB scores 3.2:1 against white and 6.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A680CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A680CB 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 18.7, which is visibly different.

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