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#A689D2 Color

#A689D2 is rgb(166, 137, 210) in RGB, hsl(264, 45%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 18%) 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 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A689D2
HEX#A689D2
RGBrgb(166, 137, 210)
HSLhsl(264, 45%, 68%)
HSVhsv(264, 35%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.109 301.9)
LABlab(61.93% 22.38 -33.72)
LCHlch(61.93% 40.47 303.57)

What #A689D2 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 #A689D2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.61Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.18Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.55Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.58Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.74African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.91

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

#A689D2 Channel Values

How #A689D2 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 137 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 45% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 35% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A689D2 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A689D2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A689D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A689D2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A689D2
Complementary
#B5D289
Analogous
#8990D2
Analogous
#CB89D2
Triadic
#D2A689
Triadic
#89D2A6
Split comp.
#D2CB89
Split comp.
#90D289

Tints & Shades of #A689D2

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

#B197D8
#BFAADF
#CAB9E4
#D5C8EA
#E0D6F0
#EEE9F7

Shades

#8D67C5
#7446B9
#5F3A98
#482B73
#331F51
#1E1230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A689D2.

How #A689D2 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#A689D2
Protanopia#8E8ED2
Protanomaly#988CD2
Deuteranopia#9393D1
Deuteranomaly#9B8FD2
Tritanopia#9C9595
Tritanomaly#A090B1
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A689D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a689d2: #A689D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A689D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a689d2': '#A689D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.537, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_a689d2">#A689D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A689D2"

More Purple Colors

#A689D2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A689D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A689D2?

#A689D2 is a light purple — rgb(166, 137, 210) in RGB and hsl(264, 45%, 68%) 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 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #A689D2?

#A689D2 is rgb(166, 137, 210) — red 166, green 137, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A689D2?

#A689D2 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 35%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A689D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A689D2 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A689D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A689D2 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 18.45, which is visibly different.

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