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#A88AF5 Color

#A88AF5 is rgb(168, 138, 245) in RGB, hsl(257, 84%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 4%) 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 9.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A88AF5
HEX#A88AF5
RGBrgb(168, 138, 245)
HSLhsl(257, 84%, 75%)
HSVhsv(257, 44%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.154 295.1)
LABlab(63.73% 29.02 -50.25)
LCHlch(63.73% 58.03 300.01)

What #A88AF5 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 #A88AF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.66Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.91Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.89Amethyst#9966CCΔE 14.24Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.65Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.38

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

#A88AF5 Channel Values

How #A88AF5 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 138 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 84% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 44% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.76:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A88AF5 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 text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A88AF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A88AF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A88AF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A88AF5
Complementary
#D6F58A
Analogous
#8AA1F5
Analogous
#DE8AF5
Triadic
#F5A88A
Triadic
#8AF5A8
Split comp.
#F5DE8A
Split comp.
#A1F58A

Tints & Shades of #A88AF5

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

#B298F6
#C0ABF8
#CBB9F9
#D5C7FA
#E0D5FB
#EEE8FD

Shades

#855BF1
#622CED
#4912D3
#370EA0
#270A71
#170642

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A88AF5.

How #A88AF5 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#A88AF5
Protanopia#9090F5
Protanomaly#9A8DF5
Deuteranopia#9595F5
Deuteranomaly#9D91F5
Tritanopia#979D9D
Tritanomaly#9E96C6
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A88AF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a88af5: #A88AF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A88AF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a88af5': '#A88AF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.541, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_a88af5">#A88AF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#A88AF5"

More Purple Colors

#A88AF5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A88AF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A88AF5?

#A88AF5 is a light purple — rgb(168, 138, 245) in RGB and hsl(257, 84%, 75%) 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 9.66.

What is the RGB value of #A88AF5?

#A88AF5 is rgb(168, 138, 245) — red 168, green 138, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A88AF5?

#A88AF5 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A88AF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A88AF5 scores 2.76:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A88AF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A88AF5 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 9.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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