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#A04BDD Color

#A04BDD is rgb(160, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(275, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 66%, 0%, 13%) 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 8.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A04BDD
HEX#A04BDD
RGBrgb(160, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(275, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(275, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.216 307.8)
LABlab(48.57% 54.28 -61.02)
LCHlch(48.57% 81.67 311.65)

What #A04BDD 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 #A04BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.09Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.36Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.41Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.37Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 18.09Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.28

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

#A04BDD Channel Values

How #A04BDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.62:1 vs white · 4.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A04BDD 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 text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A04BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A04BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A04BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A04BDD
Complementary
#88DD4B
Analogous
#574BDD
Analogous
#DD4BD1
Triadic
#DDA04B
Triadic
#4BDDA0
Split comp.
#D1DD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD57

Tints & Shades of #A04BDD

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

#AE65E2
#B97AE6
#C694EB
#D4AEEF
#E2C7F4
#EDDDF8

Shades

#8E29D6
#7A23B8
#631D96
#4D1674
#361051
#220A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A04BDD.

How #A04BDD 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#A04BDD
Protanopia#6161DD
Protanomaly#7F59DD
Deuteranopia#7070DC
Deuteranomaly#8664DC
Tritanopia#8D6D6D
Tritanomaly#9561A6
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A04BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a04bdd: #A04BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A04BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a04bdd': '#A04BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_a04bdd">#A04BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A04BDD"

More Purple Colors

#A04BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A04BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A04BDD?

#A04BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(275, 68%, 58%) 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #A04BDD?

#A04BDD is rgb(160, 75, 221) — red 160, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A04BDD?

#A04BDD converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A04BDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A04BDD scores 4.62:1 against white and 4.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A04BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A04BDD 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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