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#A881CA Color

#A881CA is rgb(168, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(272, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A881CA
HEX#A881CA
RGBrgb(168, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(272, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(272, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.113 308.1)
LABlab(59.92% 25.94 -32.34)
LCHlch(59.92% 41.46 308.74)

What #A881CA 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 #A881CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.67Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.41Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.97Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.02African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.05Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.89

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

#A881CA Channel Values

How #A881CA 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 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A881CA 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 text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A881CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A881CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A881CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A881CA
Complementary
#A3CA81
Analogous
#8481CA
Analogous
#CA81C8
Triadic
#CAA881
Triadic
#81CAA8
Split comp.
#C8CA81
Split comp.
#81CA84

Tints & Shades of #A881CA

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

#B593D2
#BFA2D8
#CBB3DF
#D7C5E7
#E4D7EE
#EEE6F4

Shades

#9261BD
#7E48AD
#663B8C
#4F2D6C
#37204C
#22142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A881CA.

How #A881CA 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#A881CA
Protanopia#8989CA
Protanomaly#9686CA
Deuteranopia#8F8FC9
Deuteranomaly#9A8ACA
Tritanopia#9E8D8D
Tritanomaly#A288A9
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A881CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a881ca: #A881CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A881CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a881ca': '#A881CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a881ca">#A881CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A881CA"

More Purple Colors

#A881CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A881CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A881CA?

#A881CA is a light purple — rgb(168, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(272, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #A881CA?

#A881CA is rgb(168, 129, 202) — red 168, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A881CA?

#A881CA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A881CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A881CA scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A881CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A881CA 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 17.7, which is visibly different.

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