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#A888CE Color

#A888CE is rgb(168, 136, 206) in RGB, hsl(267, 42%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 34%, 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 7.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A888CE
HEX#A888CE
RGBrgb(168, 136, 206)
HSLhsl(267, 42%, 67%)
HSVhsv(267, 34%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.106 304.7)
LABlab(61.74% 22.87 -31.76)
LCHlch(61.74% 39.14 305.76)

What #A888CE 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 #A888CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.51Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.99Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.06African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.89Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 9.08Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.18

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

#A888CE Channel Values

How #A888CE 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 136 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 42% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 34% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 19%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 #A888CE 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 #A888CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A888CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A888CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A888CE
Complementary
#AECE88
Analogous
#888BCE
Analogous
#CB88CE
Triadic
#CEA788
Triadic
#88CEA7
Split comp.
#CECB88
Split comp.
#8BCE88

Tints & Shades of #A888CE

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

#B296D4
#BFA8DC
#CAB7E1
#D7C9E9
#E2D7EF
#EFE9F6

Shades

#8F67C1
#7848B1
#623B91
#4C2E70
#362150
#20132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A888CE.

How #A888CE 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#A888CE
Protanopia#8E8ECE
Protanomaly#998CCE
Deuteranopia#9494CD
Deuteranomaly#9C8FCE
Tritanopia#9F9393
Tritanomaly#A28FAE
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A888CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a888ce: #A888CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A888CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a888ce': '#A888CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.533, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a888ce">#A888CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A888CE"

More Purple Colors

#A888CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A888CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A888CE?

#A888CE is a light purple — rgb(168, 136, 206) in RGB and hsl(267, 42%, 67%) 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 7.51.

What is the RGB value of #A888CE?

#A888CE is rgb(168, 136, 206) — red 168, green 136, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A888CE?

#A888CE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 34%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A888CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A888CE 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 #A888CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A888CE 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 17.15, which is visibly different.

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