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#A881CF Color

#A881CF is rgb(168, 129, 207) in RGB, hsl(270, 45%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A881CF
HEX#A881CF
RGBrgb(168, 129, 207)
HSLhsl(270, 45%, 66%)
HSVhsv(270, 38%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.119 306.4)
LABlab(60.10% 26.80 -34.86)
LCHlch(60.10% 43.97 307.55)

What #A881CF 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 #A881CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.66Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.66Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.75Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.95Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.18African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.58

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

#A881CF Channel Values

How #A881CF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 45% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 38% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.13:1 vs white · 6.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A881CF 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 text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A881CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A881CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A881CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A881CF
Complementary
#A8CF81
Analogous
#8181CF
Analogous
#CF81CF
Triadic
#CFA881
Triadic
#81CFA8
Split comp.
#CFCF81
Split comp.
#81CF81

Tints & Shades of #A881CF

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

#B594D6
#BFA3DC
#CCB5E3
#D6C4E9
#E3D6F0
#EDE5F5

Shades

#9160C3
#7A43B1
#633790
#4F2B73
#381F51
#211230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A881CF.

How #A881CF 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#A881CF
Protanopia#8989CF
Protanomaly#9686CF
Deuteranopia#8F8FCE
Deuteranomaly#9A8ACF
Tritanopia#9E8E8E
Tritanomaly#A289AC
Achromatopsia#929292

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Using #A881CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a881cf: #A881CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A881CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a881cf': '#A881CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.506, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_a881cf">#A881CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A881CF"

More Purple Colors

#A881CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A881CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A881CF?

#A881CF is a light purple — rgb(168, 129, 207) in RGB and hsl(270, 45%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #A881CF?

#A881CF is rgb(168, 129, 207) — red 168, green 129, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A881CF?

#A881CF converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A881CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A881CF scores 3.13:1 against white and 6.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A881CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A881CF 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 17.45, which is visibly different.

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