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#A887DE Color

#A887DE is rgb(168, 135, 222) in RGB, hsl(263, 57%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A887DE
HEX#A887DE
RGBrgb(168, 135, 222)
HSLhsl(263, 57%, 70%)
HSVhsv(263, 39%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.129 300.5)
LABlab(62.09% 26.26 -40.13)
LCHlch(62.09% 47.96 303.20)

What #A887DE 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 #A887DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.58Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.55Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.38Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.07Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.1Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.42

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

#A887DE Channel Values

How #A887DE 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 135 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 57% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 39% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A887DE 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A887DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A887DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A887DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A887DE
Complementary
#BDDE87
Analogous
#8791DE
Analogous
#D487DE
Triadic
#DEA887
Triadic
#87DEA8
Split comp.
#DED487
Split comp.
#91DE87

Tints & Shades of #A887DE

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

#B497E2
#BFA7E7
#CBB7EB
#D7C7F0
#E2D7F4
#EEE7F8

Shades

#8E63D4
#713BC9
#5D2EA8
#472380
#33195C
#1D0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A887DE.

How #A887DE 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#A887DE
Protanopia#8D8DDE
Protanomaly#998BDE
Deuteranopia#9393DD
Deuteranomaly#9C8EDE
Tritanopia#9B9696
Tritanomaly#A190B7
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A887DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a887de: #A887DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A887DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a887de': '#A887DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.529, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_a887de">#A887DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A887DE"

More Purple Colors

#A887DE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A887DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A887DE?

#A887DE is a light purple — rgb(168, 135, 222) in RGB and hsl(263, 57%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #A887DE?

#A887DE is rgb(168, 135, 222) — red 168, green 135, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A887DE?

#A887DE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 39%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A887DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A887DE scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A887DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A887DE 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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