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#A04DDB Color

#A04DDB is rgb(160, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(275, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 65%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A04DDB
HEX#A04DDB
RGBrgb(160, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(275, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(275, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.212 308)
LABlab(48.80% 53.03 -59.52)
LCHlch(48.80% 79.72 311.70)

What #A04DDB 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 #A04DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.66Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.21Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.05Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 17.31Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 18.06Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 18.96

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

#A04DDB Channel Values

How #A04DDB 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 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.59:1 vs white · 4.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A04DDB 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 text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A04DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A04DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A04DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A04DDB
Complementary
#88DB4D
Analogous
#594DDB
Analogous
#DB4DCF
Triadic
#DBA04D
Triadic
#4DDBA0
Split comp.
#CFDB4D
Split comp.
#4DDB59

Tints & Shades of #A04DDB

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

#AD67E0
#B97CE4
#C695E9
#D4AFEF
#E1C8F4
#EDDDF8

Shades

#8E2BD4
#7A25B6
#631E94
#4C1772
#361050
#220A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A04DDB.

How #A04DDB 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#A04DDB
Protanopia#6262DB
Protanomaly#7F5ADB
Deuteranopia#7171DA
Deuteranomaly#8665DA
Tritanopia#8E6D6D
Tritanomaly#9662A5
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A04DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a04ddb: #A04DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A04DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a04ddb': '#A04DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a04ddb">#A04DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A04DDB"

More Purple Colors

#A04DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A04DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A04DDB?

#A04DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(160, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(275, 66%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #A04DDB?

#A04DDB is rgb(160, 77, 219) — red 160, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A04DDB?

#A04DDB converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A04DDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A04DDB scores 4.59:1 against white and 4.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A04DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A04DDB 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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