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#A115CB Color

#A115CB is rgb(161, 21, 203) in RGB, hsl(286, 81%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 90%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A115CB
HEX#A115CB
RGBrgb(161, 21, 203)
HSLhsl(286, 81%, 44%)
HSVhsv(286, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 90%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.251 315.8)
LABlab(41.35% 68.92 -62.33)
LCHlch(41.35% 92.92 317.88)

What #A115CB 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 #A115CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 2.28Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.26Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 9.4Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.35French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.84Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 11.09

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

#A115CB Channel Values

How #A115CB 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 21 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 81% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A115CB 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 text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A115CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A115CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A115CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A115CB
Complementary
#40CB15
Analogous
#4615CB
Analogous
#CB159B
Triadic
#CBA115
Triadic
#15CBA1
Split comp.
#9BCB15
Split comp.
#15CB46

Tints & Shades of #A115CB

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

#B921E8
#C442EB
#CF67EF
#DB8CF3
#E6B1F7
#F1D1FA

Shades

#8B12AF
#791098
#630D7D
#4D0A61
#370745
#25052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A115CB.

How #A115CB 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#A115CB
Protanopia#4949CB
Protanomaly#763BCB
Deuteranopia#6262CA
Deuteranomaly#804ECA
Tritanopia#915151
Tritanomaly#974192
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A115CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a115cb: #A115CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A115CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a115cb': '#A115CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.082, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a115cb">#A115CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A115CB"

More Purple Colors

#A115CB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A115CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A115CB?

#A115CB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 21, 203) in RGB and hsl(286, 81%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.28.

What is the RGB value of #A115CB?

#A115CB is rgb(161, 21, 203) — red 161, green 21, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A115CB?

#A115CB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 90%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A115CB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A115CB scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A115CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A115CB 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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