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#A87CCB Color

#A87CCB is rgb(168, 124, 203) in RGB, hsl(273, 43%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 20%) 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 8.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A87CCB
HEX#A87CCB
RGBrgb(168, 124, 203)
HSLhsl(273, 43%, 64%)
HSVhsv(273, 39%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.123 309)
LABlab(58.77% 28.79 -34.67)
LCHlch(58.77% 45.06 309.71)

What #A87CCB 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 #A87CCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.52Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.93Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.35Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.45African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.93Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.05

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

#A87CCB Channel Values

How #A87CCB 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 124 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 43% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 39% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A87CCB 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A87CCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A87CCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A87CCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A87CCB
Complementary
#9FCB7C
Analogous
#807CCB
Analogous
#CB7CC7
Triadic
#CBA77C
Triadic
#7CCBA7
Split comp.
#C7CB7C
Split comp.
#7CCB80

Tints & Shades of #A87CCB

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

#B38ED2
#C0A0D9
#CCB2E0
#D6C1E6
#E2D3EE
#EEE5F5

Shades

#915BBE
#7D44AB
#65378B
#502C6D
#381F4D
#23132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A87CCB.

How #A87CCB 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#A87CCB
Protanopia#8585CB
Protanomaly#9481CB
Deuteranopia#8D8DCA
Deuteranomaly#9886CB
Tritanopia#9E8989
Tritanomaly#A284A8
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A87CCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a87ccb: #A87CCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A87CCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a87ccb': '#A87CCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.486, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a87ccb">#A87CCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A87CCB"

More Purple Colors

#A87CCB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A87CCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A87CCB?

#A87CCB is a light purple — rgb(168, 124, 203) in RGB and hsl(273, 43%, 64%) 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 8.52.

What is the RGB value of #A87CCB?

#A87CCB is rgb(168, 124, 203) — red 168, green 124, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A87CCB?

#A87CCB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A87CCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A87CCB scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A87CCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A87CCB 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 16.79, which is visibly different.

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