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#A795DB Color

#A795DB is rgb(167, 149, 219) in RGB, hsl(255, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A795DB
HEX#A795DB
RGBrgb(167, 149, 219)
HSLhsl(255, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(255, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.102 295.5)
LABlab(65.31% 17.90 -33.50)
LCHlch(65.31% 37.98 298.12)

What #A795DB 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 #A795DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.81Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.36Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 11.55Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.8Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.1Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.53

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

#A795DB Channel Values

How #A795DB 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 149 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A795DB 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 text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A795DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A795DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A795DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A795DB
Complementary
#C9DB95
Analogous
#95A6DB
Analogous
#C995DB
Triadic
#DBA695
Triadic
#95DBA6
Split comp.
#DBC995
Split comp.
#A6DB95

Tints & Shades of #A795DB

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

#B3A4E0
#BCAFE4
#C9BEE9
#D6CEEE
#E2DDF3
#ECE8F7

Shades

#866FCE
#6A4CC2
#5338A3
#402B7D
#2C1E57
#1B1235

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A795DB.

How #A795DB 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#A795DB
Protanopia#9898DB
Protanomaly#9E97DB
Deuteranopia#9B9BDB
Deuteranomaly#A099DB
Tritanopia#9CA0A0
Tritanomaly#A19CBB
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

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Using #A795DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a795db: #A795DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A795DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a795db': '#A795DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.584, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a795db">#A795DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A795DB"

More Purple Colors

#A795DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A795DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A795DB?

#A795DB is a light purple — rgb(167, 149, 219) in RGB and hsl(255, 49%, 72%) 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 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #A795DB?

#A795DB is rgb(167, 149, 219) — red 167, green 149, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A795DB?

#A795DB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 32%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A795DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A795DB scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A795DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A795DB 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 19.07, which is visibly different.

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