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#A88BC1 Color

#A88BC1 is rgb(168, 139, 193) in RGB, hsl(272, 30%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A88BC1
HEX#A88BC1
RGBrgb(168, 139, 193)
HSLhsl(272, 30%, 65%)
HSVhsv(272, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(68.2% 0.084 308.7)
LABlab(62.04% 19.07 -24.02)
LCHlch(62.04% 30.67 308.44)

What #A88BC1 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 #A88BC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.4African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.82Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.01Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.53Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.51Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.29

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

#A88BC1 Channel Values

How #A88BC1 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 139 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 30% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.95:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A88BC1 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 text2.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A88BC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A88BC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A88BC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A88BC1
Complementary
#A4C18B
Analogous
#8D8BC1
Analogous
#C18BBF
Triadic
#C1A88B
Triadic
#8BC1A8
Split comp.
#BFC18B
Split comp.
#8BC18D

Tints & Shades of #A88BC1

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

#B49CC9
#BEA9D1
#CBB9DA
#D7CAE2
#E4DBEB
#EEE8F3

Shades

#916DB0
#7D569F
#654681
#4E3663
#372546
#22172B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A88BC1.

How #A88BC1 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#A88BC1
Protanopia#9090C1
Protanomaly#9A8EC1
Deuteranopia#9595C0
Deuteranomaly#9D91C1
Tritanopia#A19393
Tritanomaly#A490A8
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A88BC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a88bc1: #A88BC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A88BC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a88bc1': '#A88BC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.545, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_a88bc1">#A88BC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#A88BC1"

More Purple Colors

#A88BC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A88BC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A88BC1?

#A88BC1 is a light purple — rgb(168, 139, 193) in RGB and hsl(272, 30%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #A88BC1?

#A88BC1 is rgb(168, 139, 193) — red 168, green 139, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A88BC1?

#A88BC1 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 28%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A88BC1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A88BC1 scores 2.95:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A88BC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A88BC1 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 16.32, which is visibly different.

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