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#A038E0 Color

#A038E0 is rgb(160, 56, 224) in RGB, hsl(277, 73%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 75%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A038E0
HEX#A038E0
RGBrgb(160, 56, 224)
HSLhsl(277, 73%, 55%)
HSVhsv(277, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 75%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.241 308.7)
LABlab(45.87% 62.49 -67.08)
LCHlch(45.87% 91.67 312.97)

What #A038E0 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 #A038E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.58Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.05Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.39Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.43French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.46Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 14.75

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

#A038E0 Channel Values

How #A038E0 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 56 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 73% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 75% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.08:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A038E0 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 text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A038E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A038E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A038E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A038E0
Complementary
#79E038
Analogous
#4C38E0
Analogous
#E038CC
Triadic
#E0A038
Triadic
#38E0A0
Split comp.
#CCE038
Split comp.
#38E04C

Tints & Shades of #A038E0

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

#AC53E4
#B96DE8
#C688EC
#D5A7F1
#E1C1F5
#EEDCF9

Shades

#8F21D4
#771CB0
#621792
#4E1273
#390D54
#210831

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A038E0.

How #A038E0 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#A038E0
Protanopia#5656E0
Protanomaly#7A4CE0
Deuteranopia#6A6ADF
Deuteranomaly#835ADF
Tritanopia#8C6464
Tritanomaly#9456A5
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A038E0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a038e0: #A038E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A038E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a038e0': '#A038E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.220, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_a038e0">#A038E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#A038E0"

More Purple Colors

#A038E0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A038E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A038E0?

#A038E0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 56, 224) in RGB and hsl(277, 73%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #A038E0?

#A038E0 is rgb(160, 56, 224) — red 160, green 56, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A038E0?

#A038E0 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 75%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A038E0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A038E0 scores 5.08:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A038E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A038E0 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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