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#A884CD Color

#A884CD is rgb(168, 132, 205) in RGB, hsl(270, 42%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A884CD
HEX#A884CD
RGBrgb(168, 132, 205)
HSLhsl(270, 42%, 66%)
HSVhsv(270, 36%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.112 306.3)
LABlab(60.74% 24.85 -32.75)
LCHlch(60.74% 41.11 307.19)

What #A884CD 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 #A884CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.86Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.69Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.91Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.15African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.42Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 11.4

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

#A884CD Channel Values

How #A884CD 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 132 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 42% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 36% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A884CD 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A884CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A884CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A884CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A884CD
Complementary
#A8CD84
Analogous
#8484CD
Analogous
#CD84CD
Triadic
#CDA884
Triadic
#84CDA8
Split comp.
#CDCD84
Split comp.
#84CD84

Tints & Shades of #A884CD

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

#B596D4
#BFA4DA
#CCB7E1
#D6C5E7
#E3D7EF
#EDE6F5

Shades

#9163BF
#7A47AE
#633A8D
#4F2E70
#382150
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A884CD.

How #A884CD 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#A884CD
Protanopia#8B8BCD
Protanomaly#9788CD
Deuteranopia#9191CC
Deuteranomaly#9B8CCD
Tritanopia#9E9090
Tritanomaly#A28BAC
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #A884CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a884cd: #A884CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A884CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a884cd': '#A884CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.518, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a884cd">#A884CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A884CD"

More Purple Colors

#A884CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A884CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A884CD?

#A884CD is a light purple — rgb(168, 132, 205) in RGB and hsl(270, 42%, 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 7.86.

What is the RGB value of #A884CD?

#A884CD is rgb(168, 132, 205) — red 168, green 132, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A884CD?

#A884CD converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 36%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A884CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A884CD scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A884CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A884CD 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 17.66, which is visibly different.

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