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#A987EE Color

#A987EE is rgb(169, 135, 238) in RGB, hsl(260, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A987EE
HEX#A987EE
RGBrgb(169, 135, 238)
HSLhsl(260, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(260, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.15 297.6)
LABlab(62.83% 29.57 -47.81)
LCHlch(62.83% 56.22 301.73)

What #A987EE 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 #A987EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.09Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 9.41Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 10.14Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.63Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.64Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 15.58

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

#A987EE Channel Values

How #A987EE 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 135 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.84:1 vs white · 7.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A987EE 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 text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A987EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A987EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A987EE
Complementary
#CBEE87
Analogous
#8798EE
Analogous
#DD87EE
Triadic
#EEA987
Triadic
#87EEA9
Split comp.
#EEDD87
Split comp.
#98EE87

Tints & Shades of #A987EE

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

#B698F0
#BFA6F2
#CCB8F5
#D6C5F7
#E2D7F9
#ECE4FB

Shades

#895AE7
#692DE1
#521BC0
#411698
#2E0F6B
#1B093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A987EE.

How #A987EE 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#A987EE
Protanopia#8E8EEE
Protanomaly#998BEE
Deuteranopia#9393ED
Deuteranomaly#9C8FEE
Tritanopia#999999
Tritanomaly#A092C1
Achromatopsia#999999

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Using #A987EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a987ee: #A987EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A987EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a987ee': '#A987EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.529, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_a987ee">#A987EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A987EE"

More Purple Colors

#A987EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A987EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A987EE?

#A987EE is a light purple — rgb(169, 135, 238) in RGB and hsl(260, 75%, 73%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #A987EE?

#A987EE is rgb(169, 135, 238) — red 169, green 135, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A987EE?

#A987EE converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A987EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A987EE scores 2.84:1 against white and 7.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A987EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A987EE 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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