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#A883CE Color

#A883CE is rgb(168, 131, 206) in RGB, hsl(270, 43%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 19%) 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 8.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A883CE
HEX#A883CE
RGBrgb(168, 131, 206)
HSLhsl(270, 43%, 66%)
HSVhsv(270, 36%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.115 306.2)
LABlab(60.54% 25.56 -33.62)
LCHlch(60.54% 42.23 307.24)

What #A883CE 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 #A883CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.56Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.85Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.57Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 9.77African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.26Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.34

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

#A883CE Channel Values

How #A883CE 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 131 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 43% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 36% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A883CE 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A883CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A883CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A883CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A883CE
Complementary
#A8CE83
Analogous
#8383CE
Analogous
#CE83CE
Triadic
#CEA883
Triadic
#83CEA8
Split comp.
#CECE83
Split comp.
#83CE83

Tints & Shades of #A883CE

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

#B595D5
#BFA4DB
#CCB6E2
#D6C5E8
#E3D7EF
#EDE5F5

Shades

#9162C0
#7A46AF
#63398E
#4F2D71
#382050
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A883CE.

How #A883CE 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#A883CE
Protanopia#8A8ACE
Protanomaly#9787CE
Deuteranopia#9191CD
Deuteranomaly#9B8BCE
Tritanopia#9E8F8F
Tritanomaly#A28BAC
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A883CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a883ce: #A883CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A883CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a883ce': '#A883CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.514, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a883ce">#A883CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A883CE"

More Purple Colors

#A883CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A883CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A883CE?

#A883CE is a light purple — rgb(168, 131, 206) in RGB and hsl(270, 43%, 66%) 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 8.56.

What is the RGB value of #A883CE?

#A883CE is rgb(168, 131, 206) — red 168, green 131, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A883CE?

#A883CE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A883CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A883CE scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A883CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A883CE 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 18.15, which is visibly different.

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