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#A10BFE Color

#A10BFE is rgb(161, 11, 254) in RGB, hsl(277, 99%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 96%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A10BFE
HEX#A10BFE
RGBrgb(161, 11, 254)
HSLhsl(277, 99%, 52%)
HSVhsv(277, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 96%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.294 304.4)
LABlab(44.49% 77.52 -86.21)
LCHlch(44.49% 115.94 311.96)

What #A10BFE 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 #A10BFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 1.84Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 2.98Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 6.45Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.51Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 10.09Near Violet#8000FFΔE 10.92

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

#A10BFE Channel Values

How #A10BFE 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 161 · G 11 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 99% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A10BFE 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A10BFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A10BFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A10BFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A10BFE
Complementary
#68FE0B
Analogous
#280BFE
Analogous
#FE0BE2
Triadic
#FEA10B
Triadic
#0BFEA1
Split comp.
#E2FE0B
Split comp.
#0BFE28

Tints & Shades of #A10BFE

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

#AF2FFE
#BA4DFE
#C871FE
#D48FFE
#E2B3FF
#EDD1FF

Shades

#8D01E4
#7701C1
#61019D
#4E017F
#39005B
#230038

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A10BFE.

How #A10BFE 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#A10BFE
Protanopia#4747FE
Protanomaly#7638FE
Deuteranopia#6161FD
Deuteranomaly#804DFD
Tritanopia#846464
Tritanomaly#904FB7
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A10BFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a10bfe: #A10BFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A10BFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a10bfe': '#A10BFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.043, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_a10bfe">#A10BFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A10BFE"

More Purple Colors

#A10BFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A10BFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A10BFE?

#A10BFE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 11, 254) in RGB and hsl(277, 99%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #A10BFE?

#A10BFE is rgb(161, 11, 254) — red 161, green 11, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A10BFE?

#A10BFE converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 96%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A10BFE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A10BFE scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A10BFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A10BFE 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 17.52, which is visibly different.

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