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#A054DE Color

#A054DE is rgb(160, 84, 222) in RGB, hsl(273, 68%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 13%) 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 7.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A054DE
HEX#A054DE
RGBrgb(160, 84, 222)
HSLhsl(273, 68%, 60%)
HSVhsv(273, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.206 306.5)
LABlab(50.22% 50.30 -58.94)
LCHlch(50.22% 77.49 310.48)

What #A054DE 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 #A054DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A054DE Channel Values

How #A054DE 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 84 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 68% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A054DE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A054DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A054DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A054DE

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.

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Shades

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How #A054DE 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#A054DE
Protanopia#6666DE
Protanomaly#815FDE
Deuteranopia#7474DD
Deuteranomaly#8869DD
Tritanopia#8E7272
Tritanomaly#9568A8
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #A054DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a054de: #A054DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A054DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a054de': '#A054DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.329, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_a054de">#A054DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A054DE"

More Purple Colors

#A054DE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A054DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A054DE?

#A054DE is a light purple — rgb(160, 84, 222) in RGB and hsl(273, 68%, 60%) 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 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #A054DE?

#A054DE is rgb(160, 84, 222) — red 160, green 84, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A054DE?

#A054DE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 62%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A054DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A054DE scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A054DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A054DE 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 12.27, which is visibly different.

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