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#A03BBF Color

#A03BBF is rgb(160, 59, 191) in RGB, hsl(286, 53%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A03BBF
HEX#A03BBF
RGBrgb(160, 59, 191)
HSLhsl(286, 53%, 49%)
HSVhsv(286, 69%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.208 317.2)
LABlab(44.40% 56.21 -50.48)
LCHlch(44.40% 75.55 318.08)

What #A03BBF 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 #A03BBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.54Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.93Mauveine#8D029BΔE 12.58Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.84Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.28Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.83

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

#A03BBF Channel Values

How #A03BBF 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 59 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 53% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 69% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.42:1 vs white · 3.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A03BBF 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 text5.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A03BBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A03BBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A03BBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A03BBF
Complementary
#5ABF3B
Analogous
#5E3BBF
Analogous
#BF3B9C
Triadic
#BFA03B
Triadic
#3BBFA0
Split comp.
#9CBF3B
Split comp.
#3BBF5E

Tints & Shades of #A03BBF

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

#AF53CA
#BB6FD3
#C88ADB
#D5A5E3
#E2C1EC
#EFDCF4

Shades

#8D34A8
#762B8C
#622475
#4B1C5A
#381442
#210C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A03BBF.

How #A03BBF 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#A03BBF
Protanopia#5757BF
Protanomaly#7B4EBF
Deuteranopia#6A6ABE
Deuteranomaly#835BBE
Tritanopia#935B5B
Tritanomaly#98508E
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A03BBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a03bbf: #A03BBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A03BBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a03bbf': '#A03BBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.231, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a03bbf">#A03BBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A03BBF"

More Purple Colors

#A03BBF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A03BBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A03BBF?

#A03BBF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 59, 191) in RGB and hsl(286, 53%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.54.

What is the RGB value of #A03BBF?

#A03BBF is rgb(160, 59, 191) — red 160, green 59, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A03BBF?

#A03BBF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 69%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A03BBF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A03BBF scores 5.42:1 against white and 3.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A03BBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A03BBF 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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