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#A785DB Color

#A785DB is rgb(167, 133, 219) in RGB, hsl(264, 54%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A785DB
HEX#A785DB
RGBrgb(167, 133, 219)
HSLhsl(264, 54%, 69%)
HSVhsv(264, 39%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.128 301.3)
LABlab(61.40% 26.47 -39.55)
LCHlch(61.40% 47.59 303.80)

What #A785DB 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 #A785DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.35Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.86Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.96Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.7Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.72Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.08

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

#A785DB Channel Values

How #A785DB 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 167 · G 133 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 54% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 39% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A785DB 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 text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A785DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A785DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A785DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A785DB
Complementary
#B8DB85
Analogous
#858EDB
Analogous
#D285DB
Triadic
#DBA785
Triadic
#85DBA7
Split comp.
#DBD285
Split comp.
#8EDB85

Tints & Shades of #A785DB

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

#B395DF
#BEA5E4
#C9B4E9
#D7C8EF
#E3D8F3
#EEE7F8

Shades

#8E62D0
#723BC4
#5D30A1
#49267E
#341B5A
#1E0F33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A785DB.

How #A785DB 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#A785DB
Protanopia#8C8CDB
Protanomaly#9789DB
Deuteranopia#9191DA
Deuteranomaly#9A8DDB
Tritanopia#9B9494
Tritanomaly#A08EB5
Achromatopsia#959595

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Using #A785DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a785db: #A785DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A785DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a785db': '#A785DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.522, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a785db">#A785DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A785DB"

More Purple Colors

#A785DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A785DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A785DB?

#A785DB is a light purple — rgb(167, 133, 219) in RGB and hsl(264, 54%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #A785DB?

#A785DB is rgb(167, 133, 219) — red 167, green 133, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A785DB?

#A785DB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A785DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A785DB scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A785DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A785DB 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 14.08, which is visibly different.

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