#A684FF Color

#A684FF is rgb(166, 132, 255) in RGB, hsl(257, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 48%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 10.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A684FF

HEX#A684FF

RGBrgb(166, 132, 255)

HSLhsl(257, 100%, 76%)

HSVhsv(257, 48%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 48%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.176 294.1)

LABlab(62.58% 33.63 -57.54)

LCHlch(62.58% 66.65 300.30)

What #A684FF 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 #A684FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 10.85 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.41 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 15.93 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 16.12 Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 17.16 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 17.48

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

#A684FF Channel Values

How #A684FF 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 132 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 257° · S 100% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 257° · S 48% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 35% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.85:1 vs white · 7.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A684FF 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A684FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A684FF; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A684FF

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

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How #A684FF 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#A684FF

Protanopia#8B8BFF

Protanomaly#9688FF

Deuteranopia#9090FF

Deuteranomaly#9A8CFF

Tritanopia#919B9B

Tritanomaly#9A92CB

Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #A684FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a684ff: #A684FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A684FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a684ff': '#A684FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.518, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_a684ff">#A684FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#A684FF"

More Purple Colors

#A684FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a76bcf a679d2 a84ed4 a600ff aa00ff a385e0 aa66ea a11fff ab92b3 a020f0 ad34cb 9f00ff b66bdb c9a0dc d6cadd e9d4ff 150024 301849 410070 563c5c 6600ff 722598 8900eb 9900ff

#A684FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A684FF?

#A684FF is a light purple — rgb(166, 132, 255) in RGB and hsl(257, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.85.

What is the RGB value of #A684FF?

#A684FF is rgb(166, 132, 255) — red 166, green 132, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A684FF?

#A684FF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 48%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A684FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A684FF scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A684FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A684FF 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 10.85, which is visibly different.

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