#A769BA Color

#A769BA is rgb(167, 105, 186) in RGB, hsl(286, 37%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), visibly different at ΔE 10.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A769BA

HEX#A769BA

RGBrgb(167, 105, 186)

HSLhsl(286, 37%, 57%)

HSVhsv(286, 44%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.135 318)

LABlab(53.71% 35.74 -32.86)

LCHlch(53.71% 48.55 317.40)

What #A769BA 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 #A769BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.34 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.56 Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.21 Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.97 Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.21 Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.9

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#A769BA Channel Values

How #A769BA 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 167 · G 105 · B 186	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 286° · S 37% · L 57%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 286° · S 44% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 10% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.91:1 vs white · 5.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A769BA 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 text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A769BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A769BA; 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 #A769BA

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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How #A769BA 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#A769BA

Protanopia#7777BA

Protanomaly#8D71BA

Deuteranopia#8282B9

Deuteranomaly#9279B9

Tritanopia#9E7777

Tritanomaly#A27297

Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #A769BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a769ba: #A769BA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A769BA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a769ba': '#A769BA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.412, blue: 0.729)

Android XML<color name="color_a769ba">#A769BA</color>

SVG fillfill="#A769BA"

More Purple Colors

#A769BA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A769BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A769BA?

#A769BA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 105, 186) in RGB and hsl(286, 37%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lavender (#A76BCF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.34.

What is the RGB value of #A769BA?

#A769BA is rgb(167, 105, 186) — red 167, green 105, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A769BA?

#A769BA converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A769BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A769BA scores 3.91:1 against white and 5.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A769BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A769BA 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 18.23, which is visibly different.

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