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#A690DA Color

#A690DA is rgb(166, 144, 218) in RGB, hsl(258, 50%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A690DA
HEX#A690DA
RGBrgb(166, 144, 218)
HSLhsl(258, 50%, 71%)
HSVhsv(258, 34%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.108 297.2)
LABlab(63.94% 20.07 -35.07)
LCHlch(63.94% 40.40 299.78)

What #A690DA 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 #A690DA, 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.

#A690DA Channel Values

How #A690DA 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 144 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 50% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 34% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A690DA 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A690DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A690DA; 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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Tints & Shades of #A690DA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A690DA.

How #A690DA 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#A690DA
Protanopia#9494DA
Protanomaly#9C92DA
Deuteranopia#9898DA
Deuteranomaly#9E95DA
Tritanopia#9B9C9C
Tritanomaly#9F97B8
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A690DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a690da: #A690DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A690DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a690da': '#A690DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.565, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_a690da">#A690DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A690DA"

More Purple Colors

#A690DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A690DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A690DA?

#A690DA is a light purple — rgb(166, 144, 218) in RGB and hsl(258, 50%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #A690DA?

#A690DA is rgb(166, 144, 218) — red 166, green 144, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A690DA?

#A690DA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A690DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A690DA scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A690DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A690DA 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 19.39, which is visibly different.

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