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#A87EE2 Color

#A87EE2 is rgb(168, 126, 226) in RGB, hsl(265, 63%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 11%) 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 6.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A87EE2
HEX#A87EE2
RGBrgb(168, 126, 226)
HSLhsl(265, 63%, 69%)
HSVhsv(265, 44%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.149 301.9)
LABlab(60.14% 31.81 -45.40)
LCHlch(60.14% 55.43 305.02)

What #A87EE2 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 #A87EE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.15Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.73Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.56Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.02Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.26Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.7

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

#A87EE2 Channel Values

How #A87EE2 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 126 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 63% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 44% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A87EE2 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A87EE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A87EE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A87EE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A87EE2
Complementary
#B8E27E
Analogous
#7E86E2
Analogous
#D97EE2
Triadic
#E2A87E
Triadic
#7EE2A8
Split comp.
#E2D97E
Split comp.
#86E27E

Tints & Shades of #A87EE2

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

#B38FE6
#BE9FE9
#C9B0ED
#D8C5F2
#E3D5F6
#EEE6F9

Shades

#8E59D9
#722FD0
#5E27AA
#491E85
#341660
#1E0C36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A87EE2.

How #A87EE2 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#A87EE2
Protanopia#8686E2
Protanomaly#9583E2
Deuteranopia#8E8EE1
Deuteranomaly#9988E2
Tritanopia#9A9090
Tritanomaly#A089B7
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A87EE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a87ee2: #A87EE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A87EE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a87ee2': '#A87EE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.494, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_a87ee2">#A87EE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A87EE2"

More Purple Colors

#A87EE2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A87EE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A87EE2?

#A87EE2 is a light purple — rgb(168, 126, 226) in RGB and hsl(265, 63%, 69%) 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 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #A87EE2?

#A87EE2 is rgb(168, 126, 226) — red 168, green 126, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A87EE2?

#A87EE2 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 44%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A87EE2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A87EE2 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A87EE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A87EE2 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 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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