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#A788CD Color

#A788CD is rgb(167, 136, 205) in RGB, hsl(267, 41%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A788CD
HEX#A788CD
RGBrgb(167, 136, 205)
HSLhsl(267, 41%, 67%)
HSVhsv(267, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.105 304.4)
LABlab(61.61% 22.37 -31.42)
LCHlch(61.61% 38.57 305.45)

What #A788CD 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 #A788CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.16Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.51Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.69Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.73African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.75Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.23

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

#A788CD Channel Values

How #A788CD 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 136 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 41% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A788CD 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A788CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A788CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A788CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A788CD
Complementary
#AECD88
Analogous
#888CCD
Analogous
#CA88CD
Triadic
#CDA788
Triadic
#88CDA7
Split comp.
#CDCA88
Split comp.
#8CCD88

Tints & Shades of #A788CD

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

#B297D3
#BFA9DB
#CAB7E1
#D7C9E8
#E2D7EE
#EFE9F6

Shades

#9068C0
#784AB0
#623C90
#4C2F6F
#36214F
#20142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A788CD.

How #A788CD 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#A788CD
Protanopia#8E8ECD
Protanomaly#998CCD
Deuteranopia#9393CC
Deuteranomaly#9C8FCD
Tritanopia#9E9393
Tritanomaly#A18FAD
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A788CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a788cd: #A788CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A788CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a788cd': '#A788CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.533, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a788cd">#A788CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A788CD"

More Purple Colors

#A788CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A788CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A788CD?

#A788CD is a light purple — rgb(167, 136, 205) in RGB and hsl(267, 41%, 67%) 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 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #A788CD?

#A788CD is rgb(167, 136, 205) — red 167, green 136, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A788CD?

#A788CD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A788CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A788CD scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A788CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A788CD 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 17.28, which is visibly different.

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