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#A88DCE Color

#A88DCE is rgb(168, 141, 206) in RGB, hsl(265, 40%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A88DCE
HEX#A88DCE
RGBrgb(168, 141, 206)
HSLhsl(265, 40%, 68%)
HSVhsv(265, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.098 303)
LABlab(62.97% 20.20 -29.88)
LCHlch(62.97% 36.07 304.05)

What #A88DCE 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 #A88DCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.52Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.92Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.75Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.37

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

#A88DCE Channel Values

How #A88DCE 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 141 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 40% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.85:1 vs white · 7.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A88DCE 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 text2.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A88DCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A88DCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A88DCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A88DCE
Complementary
#B3CE8D
Analogous
#8D92CE
Analogous
#C98DCE
Triadic
#CEA88D
Triadic
#8DCEA8
Split comp.
#CEC98D
Split comp.
#92CE8D

Tints & Shades of #A88DCE

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

#B39BD4
#C0ADDC
#CBBBE2
#D6C9E8
#E1D8EE
#EFEAF6

Shades

#8F6DC0
#774DB3
#623F92
#4A2F6F
#34224F
#1F142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A88DCE.

How #A88DCE 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#A88DCE
Protanopia#9292CE
Protanomaly#9B90CE
Deuteranopia#9797CD
Deuteranomaly#9E93CE
Tritanopia#9F9797
Tritanomaly#A393B0
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A88DCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a88dce: #A88DCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A88DCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a88dce': '#A88DCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.553, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a88dce">#A88DCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A88DCE"

More Purple Colors

#A88DCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A88DCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A88DCE?

#A88DCE is a light purple — rgb(168, 141, 206) in RGB and hsl(265, 40%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #A88DCE?

#A88DCE is rgb(168, 141, 206) — red 168, green 141, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A88DCE?

#A88DCE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A88DCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A88DCE scores 2.85:1 against white and 7.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A88DCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A88DCE 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 16.79, which is visibly different.

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