Palettes / Colors / #A286EB

#A286EB — Light Purple

#A286EB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A286EB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A286EB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEEB84; it also sits naturally between #849AEB and #D584EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 53% · Blue 92%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A286EB

.text { color: #A286EB; }
.background { background-color: #A286EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A286EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 134, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 72%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A286EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 134, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A286EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 134, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A286EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A286EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A286EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEB84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A286EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A286EB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A286EB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A286EB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A286EB?

#A286EB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 162, 134, 235). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A286EB?

#A286EB is RGB 162, 134, 235 — HSL 257°, 72%, 72% — CMYK 31%, 43%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A286EB?

Its complement is #CEEB84; analogous partners are #849AEB and #D584EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A286EB for text?

Black text on #A286EB has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.