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#A985CC Color

#A985CC is rgb(169, 133, 204) in RGB, hsl(270, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A985CC
HEX#A985CC
RGBrgb(169, 133, 204)
HSLhsl(270, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(270, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.109 306.9)
LABlab(61.05% 24.47 -31.70)
LCHlch(61.05% 40.05 307.66)

What #A985CC 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 #A985CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.42Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.9Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.28African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.43Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.82Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.58

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

#A985CC Channel Values

How #A985CC 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 169 · G 133 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A985CC 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A985CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A985CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A985CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A985CC
Complementary
#A8CC85
Analogous
#8585CC
Analogous
#CC85CC
Triadic
#CCA885
Triadic
#85CCA8
Split comp.
#CCCC85
Split comp.
#85CC85

Tints & Shades of #A985CC

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

#B597D3
#BFA5D9
#CCB7E1
#D6C5E7
#E3D7EE
#EDE6F4

Shades

#9164BE
#7A48AD
#633B8C
#4F2F6F
#38214F
#21142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A985CC.

How #A985CC 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#A985CC
Protanopia#8C8CCC
Protanomaly#9889CC
Deuteranopia#9292CB
Deuteranomaly#9C8DCC
Tritanopia#A09191
Tritanomaly#A38CAC
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A985CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a985cc: #A985CC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A985CC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a985cc': '#A985CC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.522, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_a985cc">#A985CC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A985CC"

More Purple Colors

#A985CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A985CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A985CC?

#A985CC is a light purple — rgb(169, 133, 204) in RGB and hsl(270, 41%, 66%) 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 7.42.

What is the RGB value of #A985CC?

#A985CC is rgb(169, 133, 204) — red 169, green 133, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A985CC?

#A985CC converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A985CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A985CC scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A985CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A985CC 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 16.95, which is visibly different.

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