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#A87DBF Color

#A87DBF is rgb(168, 125, 191) in RGB, hsl(279, 34%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A87DBF
HEX#A87DBF
RGBrgb(168, 125, 191)
HSLhsl(279, 34%, 62%)
HSVhsv(279, 35%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.106 313.4)
LABlab(58.58% 26.25 -28.19)
LCHlch(58.58% 38.52 312.96)

What #A87DBF 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 #A87DBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.18African Violet#B284BEΔE 5.53Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.03Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.17Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.96Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.04

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

#A87DBF Channel Values

How #A87DBF 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 125 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 34% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 35% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A87DBF 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A87DBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A87DBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A87DBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A87DBF
Complementary
#94BF7D
Analogous
#877DBF
Analogous
#BF7DB5
Triadic
#BFA87D
Triadic
#7DBFA8
Split comp.
#B5BF7D
Split comp.
#7DBF87

Tints & Shades of #A87DBF

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

#B38EC7
#BF9FD0
#CAB0D8
#D8C5E2
#E4D6EB
#EFE7F3

Shades

#9662B2
#7E4C9A
#683E7E
#513163
#3B2348
#221429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A87DBF.

How #A87DBF 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#A87DBF
Protanopia#8686BF
Protanomaly#9582BF
Deuteranopia#8D8DBE
Deuteranomaly#9987BE
Tritanopia#A08888
Tritanomaly#A384A1
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A87DBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a87dbf: #A87DBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A87DBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a87dbf': '#A87DBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.490, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a87dbf">#A87DBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A87DBF"

More Purple Colors

#A87DBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A87DBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A87DBF?

#A87DBF is a light purple — rgb(168, 125, 191) in RGB and hsl(279, 34%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #A87DBF?

#A87DBF is rgb(168, 125, 191) — red 168, green 125, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A87DBF?

#A87DBF converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A87DBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A87DBF scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A87DBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A87DBF 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 16.67, which is visibly different.

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