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#A85DFE Color

#A85DFE is rgb(168, 93, 254) in RGB, hsl(268, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 63%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A85DFE
HEX#A85DFE
RGBrgb(168, 93, 254)
HSLhsl(268, 99%, 68%)
HSVhsv(268, 63%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 63%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.23 301.6)
LABlab(54.62% 53.84 -69.69)
LCHlch(54.62% 88.07 307.69)

What #A85DFE 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 #A85DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.84Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.09Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.41Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 20.54Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 20.99Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 21.12

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

#A85DFE Channel Values

How #A85DFE 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 93 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 99% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 63% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A85DFE 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A85DFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A85DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A85DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A85DFE
Complementary
#B3FE5D
Analogous
#5D62FE
Analogous
#F95DFE
Triadic
#FEA85D
Triadic
#5DFEA8
Split comp.
#FEF95D
Split comp.
#62FE5D

Tints & Shades of #A85DFE

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

#B371FE
#C08AFE
#CB9FFF
#D6B3FF
#E1C7FF
#EFE1FF

Shades

#902FFE
#7701FE
#6201D0
#4A019D
#340170
#1F0042

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A85DFE.

How #A85DFE 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#A85DFE
Protanopia#6F6FFE
Protanomaly#8968FE
Deuteranopia#7C7CFD
Deuteranomaly#9071FD
Tritanopia#908181
Tritanomaly#9A74C0
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A85DFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a85dfe: #A85DFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A85DFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a85dfe': '#A85DFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.365, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_a85dfe">#A85DFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A85DFE"

More Purple Colors

#A85DFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A85DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A85DFE?

#A85DFE is a light purple — rgb(168, 93, 254) in RGB and hsl(268, 99%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #A85DFE?

#A85DFE is rgb(168, 93, 254) — red 168, green 93, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A85DFE?

#A85DFE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 63%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A85DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A85DFE scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A85DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A85DFE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 16.09, which is visibly different.

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