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#A124BC Color

#A124BC is rgb(161, 36, 188) in RGB, hsl(289, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 81%, 0%, 26%) 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 8.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A124BC
HEX#A124BC
RGBrgb(161, 36, 188)
HSLhsl(289, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(289, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 81%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.229 319.5)
LABlab(41.60% 63.67 -53.19)
LCHlch(41.60% 82.96 320.12)

What #A124BC 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 #A124BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.4Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.34Mauveine#8D029BΔE 10.69Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.75Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.8Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.69

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

#A124BC Channel Values

How #A124BC 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 36 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.01:1 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 #A124BC 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 text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A124BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A124BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A124BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A124BC
Complementary
#40BC24
Analogous
#5424BC
Analogous
#BC248C
Triadic
#BCA124
Triadic
#24BCA1
Split comp.
#8CBC24
Split comp.
#24BC54

Tints & Shades of #A124BC

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

#B931D8
#C34FDE
#CF72E4
#DB94EB
#E6B6F1
#F0D4F7

Shades

#8B1FA3
#781B8D
#631674
#4D115A
#370C40
#24082B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A124BC.

How #A124BC 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#A124BC
Protanopia#4E4EBC
Protanomaly#7841BC
Deuteranopia#6565BA
Deuteranomaly#8152BB
Tritanopia#944F4F
Tritanomaly#994289
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A124BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a124bc: #A124BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A124BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a124bc': '#A124BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.141, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a124bc">#A124BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A124BC"

More Purple Colors

#A124BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A124BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A124BC?

#A124BC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 36, 188) in RGB and hsl(289, 68%, 44%) 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 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #A124BC?

#A124BC is rgb(161, 36, 188) — red 161, green 36, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A124BC?

#A124BC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 81%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A124BC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A124BC scores 6.01:1 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 #A124BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A124BC 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 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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