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#A808D9 Color

#A808D9 is rgb(168, 8, 217) in RGB, hsl(286, 93%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 96%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A808D9
HEX#A808D9
RGBrgb(168, 8, 217)
HSLhsl(286, 93%, 44%)
HSVhsv(286, 96%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 96%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.268 314.7)
LABlab(42.90% 73.61 -67.82)
LCHlch(42.90% 100.09 317.34)

What #A808D9 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 #A808D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.05Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.22Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.84French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.84Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.87Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.47

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

#A808D9 Channel Values

How #A808D9 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 168 · G 8 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 93% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 96% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.67:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A808D9 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.

TextWhite text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A808D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A808D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A808D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A808D9
Complementary
#39D908
Analogous
#4008D9
Analogous
#D908A1
Triadic
#D9A808
Triadic
#08D9A8
Split comp.
#A1D908
Split comp.
#08D940

Tints & Shades of #A808D9

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

#C113F6
#CA35F8
#D55DF9
#DF84FB
#E9ABFC
#F2CEFD

Shades

#9107BB
#7E06A2
#670585
#500467
#39034A
#260231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A808D9.

How #A808D9 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#A808D9
Protanopia#4A4AD9
Protanomaly#7B3AD9
Deuteranopia#6565D7
Deuteranomaly#8550D8
Tritanopia#965454
Tritanomaly#9D429C
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A808D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a808d9: #A808D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A808D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a808d9': '#A808D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.031, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_a808d9">#A808D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A808D9"

More Purple Colors

#A808D9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A808D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A808D9?

#A808D9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(168, 8, 217) in RGB and hsl(286, 93%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #A808D9?

#A808D9 is rgb(168, 8, 217) — red 168, green 8, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A808D9?

#A808D9 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 96%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A808D9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A808D9 scores 5.67:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A808D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A808D9 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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