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#A02CE8 Color

#A02CE8 is rgb(160, 44, 232) in RGB, hsl(277, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 81%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A02CE8
HEX#A02CE8
RGBrgb(160, 44, 232)
HSLhsl(277, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(277, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 81%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(56.6% 0.259 307.6)
LABlab(44.97% 67.69 -73.08)
LCHlch(44.97% 99.61 312.81)

What #A02CE8 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 #A02CE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 6.66Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.92Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.41Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 11.05Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13

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

#A02CE8 Channel Values

How #A02CE8 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 44 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.22:1 vs white · 4.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A02CE8 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 text5.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A02CE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A02CE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A02CE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A02CE8
Complementary
#74E82C
Analogous
#422CE8
Analogous
#E82CD2
Triadic
#E8A02C
Triadic
#2CE8A0
Split comp.
#D2E82C
Split comp.
#2CE842

Tints & Shades of #A02CE8

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

#AC47EB
#BB68EE
#C783F1
#D39FF4
#E0BAF7
#EEDAFB

Shades

#8E18D8
#7914B8
#641197
#4C0D73
#360953
#210632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A02CE8.

How #A02CE8 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#A02CE8
Protanopia#5050E8
Protanomaly#7844E8
Deuteranopia#6666E7
Deuteranomaly#8155E7
Tritanopia#896363
Tritanomaly#9352A9
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A02CE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a02ce8: #A02CE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A02CE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a02ce8': '#A02CE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.173, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_a02ce8">#A02CE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A02CE8"

More Purple Colors

#A02CE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A02CE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A02CE8?

#A02CE8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 44, 232) in RGB and hsl(277, 80%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #A02CE8?

#A02CE8 is rgb(160, 44, 232) — red 160, green 44, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A02CE8?

#A02CE8 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 81%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A02CE8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A02CE8 scores 5.22:1 against white and 4.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A02CE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A02CE8 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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