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#A882ED Color

#A882ED is rgb(168, 130, 237) in RGB, hsl(261, 75%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A882ED
HEX#A882ED
RGBrgb(168, 130, 237)
HSLhsl(261, 75%, 72%)
HSVhsv(261, 45%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.156 298.6)
LABlab(61.52% 31.74 -49.32)
LCHlch(61.52% 58.65 302.77)

What #A882ED 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 #A882ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.19Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.67Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.9Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.22Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.23Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.21

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

#A882ED Channel Values

How #A882ED 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 130 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 75% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 45% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A882ED 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A882ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A882ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A882ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A882ED
Complementary
#C8ED82
Analogous
#8292ED
Analogous
#DD82ED
Triadic
#EDA882
Triadic
#82EDA8
Split comp.
#EDDD82
Split comp.
#92ED82

Tints & Shades of #A882ED

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

#B494F0
#BDA1F2
#CAB3F4
#D6C5F7
#E3D7F9
#ECE4FB

Shades

#8855E7
#6C2DE1
#551BC0
#411593
#2D0F67
#1C093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A882ED.

How #A882ED 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#A882ED
Protanopia#8989ED
Protanomaly#9787ED
Deuteranopia#9090EC
Deuteranomaly#9A8BED
Tritanopia#989595
Tritanomaly#9E8EBF
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #A882ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a882ed: #A882ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A882ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a882ed': '#A882ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.510, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_a882ed">#A882ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#A882ED"

More Purple Colors

#A882ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A882ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A882ED?

#A882ED is a light purple — rgb(168, 130, 237) in RGB and hsl(261, 75%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.19.

What is the RGB value of #A882ED?

#A882ED is rgb(168, 130, 237) — red 168, green 130, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A882ED?

#A882ED converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 45%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A882ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A882ED scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A882ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A882ED 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 7.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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