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#A992DD Color

#A992DD is rgb(169, 146, 221) in RGB, hsl(258, 52%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 13%) 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 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A992DD
HEX#A992DD
RGBrgb(169, 146, 221)
HSLhsl(258, 52%, 72%)
HSVhsv(258, 34%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.11 297.6)
LABlab(64.82% 20.52 -35.34)
LCHlch(64.82% 40.87 300.13)

What #A992DD 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 #A992DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.36Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.85Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.17Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.86Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.87

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

#A992DD Channel Values

How #A992DD 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 146 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 52% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 34% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A992DD 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A992DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A992DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A992DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A992DD
Complementary
#C6DD92
Analogous
#92A1DD
Analogous
#CE92DD
Triadic
#DDA992
Triadic
#92DDA9
Split comp.
#DDCE92
Split comp.
#A1DD92

Tints & Shades of #A992DD

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

#B5A2E2
#BEAEE5
#CBBDEA
#D7CDEF
#E3DCF4
#EDE8F8

Shades

#8A6CD0
#6E49C5
#5735A7
#432880
#2E1C59
#1C1136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A992DD.

How #A992DD 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#A992DD
Protanopia#9696DD
Protanomaly#9E95DD
Deuteranopia#9A9ADD
Deuteranomaly#A097DD
Tritanopia#9E9E9E
Tritanomaly#A299BB
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A992DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a992dd: #A992DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A992DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a992dd': '#A992DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.573, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_a992dd">#A992DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A992DD"

More Purple Colors

#A992DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A992DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A992DD?

#A992DD is a light purple — rgb(169, 146, 221) in RGB and hsl(258, 52%, 72%) 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 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #A992DD?

#A992DD is rgb(169, 146, 221) — red 169, green 146, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A992DD?

#A992DD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A992DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A992DD scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A992DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A992DD 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 18.94, which is visibly different.

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