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#A99BCF Color

#A99BCF is rgb(169, 155, 207) in RGB, hsl(256, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 25%, 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A99BCF
HEX#A99BCF
RGBrgb(169, 155, 207)
HSLhsl(256, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(256, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.076 296.8)
LABlab(66.60% 13.25 -24.88)
LCHlch(66.60% 28.19 298.04)

What #A99BCF 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 #A99BCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.36Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 6.12Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 7.94Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 11.38Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 11.75

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

#A99BCF Channel Values

How #A99BCF 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 155 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A99BCF 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 text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A99BCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A99BCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A99BCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A99BCF
Complementary
#C1CF9B
Analogous
#9BA7CF
Analogous
#C39BCF
Triadic
#CFA99B
Triadic
#9BCFA9
Split comp.
#CFC39B
Split comp.
#A7CF9B

Tints & Shades of #A99BCF

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

#B5A9D6
#C1B7DC
#CDC4E3
#D5CFE8
#E1DDEE
#EDEAF5

Shades

#8B79BE
#715AAF
#5A4691
#463772
#31264F
#1E1730

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A99BCF.

How #A99BCF 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#A99BCF
Protanopia#9E9ECF
Protanomaly#A29DCF
Deuteranopia#A0A0CF
Deuteranomaly#A49ECF
Tritanopia#A2A3A3
Tritanomaly#A5A0B6
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A99BCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a99bcf: #A99BCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A99BCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a99bcf': '#A99BCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.608, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_a99bcf">#A99BCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A99BCF"

More Purple Colors

#A99BCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A99BCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A99BCF?

#A99BCF is a light purple — rgb(169, 155, 207) in RGB and hsl(256, 35%, 71%) 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #A99BCF?

#A99BCF is rgb(169, 155, 207) — red 169, green 155, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A99BCF?

#A99BCF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A99BCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A99BCF scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A99BCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A99BCF 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 18.9, which is visibly different.

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