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#A01EDC Color

#A01EDC is rgb(160, 30, 220) in RGB, hsl(281, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 86%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A01EDC
HEX#A01EDC
RGBrgb(160, 30, 220)
HSLhsl(281, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(281, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 86%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.259 310.9)
LABlab(42.90% 69.43 -69.62)
LCHlch(42.90% 98.32 314.92)

What #A01EDC 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 #A01EDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A01EDC Channel Values

How #A01EDC 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 160 · G 30 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.65:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A01EDC 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.

TextWhite text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A01EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A01EDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A01EDC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A01EDC.

How #A01EDC 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#A01EDC
Protanopia#4B4BDC
Protanomaly#773EDC
Deuteranopia#6363DB
Deuteranomaly#8050DB
Tritanopia#8C5A5A
Tritanomaly#94499F
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A01EDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a01edc: #A01EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A01EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a01edc': '#A01EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.118, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a01edc">#A01EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A01EDC"

More Purple Colors

#A01EDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A01EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A01EDC?

#A01EDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 30, 220) in RGB and hsl(281, 76%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.53.

What is the RGB value of #A01EDC?

#A01EDC is rgb(160, 30, 220) — red 160, green 30, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A01EDC?

#A01EDC converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 86%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A01EDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A01EDC scores 5.65:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A01EDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A01EDC 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 4.53, which is very hard to tell apart.

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