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#A04BCE Color

#A04BCE is rgb(160, 75, 206) in RGB, hsl(279, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 19%) 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 9.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A04BCE
HEX#A04BCE
RGBrgb(160, 75, 206)
HSLhsl(279, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(279, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.201 311.6)
LABlab(47.76% 51.75 -53.77)
LCHlch(47.76% 74.63 313.90)

What #A04BCE 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 #A04BCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.06Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.77Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.53Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.86Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 15.07Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.24

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

#A04BCE Channel Values

How #A04BCE 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 75 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A04BCE 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A04BCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A04BCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A04BCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A04BCE
Complementary
#79CE4B
Analogous
#5E4BCE
Analogous
#CE4BBA
Triadic
#CEA04B
Triadic
#4BCEA0
Split comp.
#BACE4B
Split comp.
#4BCE5E

Tints & Shades of #A04BCE

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

#AD63D4
#B97BDB
#C693E1
#D5AFE9
#E1C7F0
#EEDFF6

Shades

#8F35C0
#772CA0
#632484
#4E1D68
#39154C
#210C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A04BCE.

How #A04BCE 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#A04BCE
Protanopia#6161CE
Protanomaly#7F59CE
Deuteranopia#7070CD
Deuteranomaly#8664CD
Tritanopia#916868
Tritanomaly#975E9C
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A04BCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a04bce: #A04BCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A04BCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a04bce': '#A04BCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.294, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a04bce">#A04BCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A04BCE"

More Purple Colors

#A04BCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A04BCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A04BCE?

#A04BCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 75, 206) in RGB and hsl(279, 57%, 55%) 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 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #A04BCE?

#A04BCE is rgb(160, 75, 206) — red 160, green 75, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A04BCE?

#A04BCE converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 64%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A04BCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A04BCE scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A04BCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A04BCE 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 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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