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#A683CE Color

#A683CE is rgb(166, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(268, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A683CE
HEX#A683CE
RGBrgb(166, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(268, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.114 305)
LABlab(60.33% 24.90 -33.95)
LCHlch(60.33% 42.10 306.25)

What #A683CE 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 #A683CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.33Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.34Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.52Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.57African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.65Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.72

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

#A683CE Channel Values

How #A683CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A683CE 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A683CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A683CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A683CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A683CE
Complementary
#ABCE83
Analogous
#8386CE
Analogous
#CB83CE
Triadic
#CEA683
Triadic
#83CEA6
Split comp.
#CECB83
Split comp.
#86CE83

Tints & Shades of #A683CE

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

#B395D5
#BDA4DB
#CBB6E2
#D5C5E8
#E2D7EF
#EDE5F5

Shades

#8E62C0
#7746AF
#61398E
#4D2D71
#362050
#20132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A683CE.

How #A683CE 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#A683CE
Protanopia#8A8ACE
Protanomaly#9687CE
Deuteranopia#9090CD
Deuteranomaly#998BCE
Tritanopia#9C8F8F
Tritanomaly#A08BAC
Achromatopsia#929292

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Using #A683CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a683ce: #A683CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A683CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a683ce': '#A683CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a683ce">#A683CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A683CE"

More Purple Colors

#A683CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A683CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A683CE?

#A683CE is a light purple — rgb(166, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(268, 43%, 66%) 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 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #A683CE?

#A683CE is rgb(166, 131, 206) — red 166, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A683CE?

#A683CE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A683CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A683CE scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A683CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A683CE 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 18.7, which is visibly different.

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