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#A03EC1 Color

#A03EC1 is rgb(160, 62, 193) in RGB, hsl(285, 51%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 24%) 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 9.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A03EC1
HEX#A03EC1
RGBrgb(160, 62, 193)
HSLhsl(285, 51%, 50%)
HSVhsv(285, 68%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.206 316.4)
LABlab(44.95% 55.31 -50.75)
LCHlch(44.95% 75.07 317.46)

What #A03EC1 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 #A03EC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.05Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.11Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.53Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.05Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.23Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.53

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

#A03EC1 Channel Values

How #A03EC1 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 62 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 51% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 68% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.31:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A03EC1 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 text5.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A03EC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A03EC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A03EC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A03EC1
Complementary
#5FC13E
Analogous
#5F3EC1
Analogous
#C13EA0
Triadic
#C1A03E
Triadic
#3EC1A0
Split comp.
#A0C13E
Split comp.
#3EC15F

Tints & Shades of #A03EC1

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

#AD59C9
#BB74D2
#C88FDB
#D3A6E2
#E1C1EB
#EEDCF4

Shades

#8A36A6
#762E8E
#602574
#4D1E5C
#361541
#230E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A03EC1.

How #A03EC1 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#A03EC1
Protanopia#5959C1
Protanomaly#7C50C1
Deuteranopia#6B6BC0
Deuteranomaly#845DC0
Tritanopia#935D5D
Tritanomaly#985290
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A03EC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a03ec1: #A03EC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A03EC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a03ec1': '#A03EC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.243, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_a03ec1">#A03EC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#A03EC1"

More Purple Colors

#A03EC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A03EC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A03EC1?

#A03EC1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 62, 193) in RGB and hsl(285, 51%, 50%) 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 9.05.

What is the RGB value of #A03EC1?

#A03EC1 is rgb(160, 62, 193) — red 160, green 62, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A03EC1?

#A03EC1 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 68%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A03EC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A03EC1 scores 5.31:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A03EC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A03EC1 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 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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