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#A13ECC Color

#A13ECC is rgb(161, 62, 204) in RGB, hsl(282, 58%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 20%) 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 6.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A13ECC
HEX#A13ECC
RGBrgb(161, 62, 204)
HSLhsl(282, 58%, 52%)
HSVhsv(282, 70%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.216 313.6)
LABlab(45.69% 57.25 -55.92)
LCHlch(45.69% 80.02 315.67)

What #A13ECC 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 #A13ECC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.14Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.64Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.43Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.65Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.36Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.95

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

#A13ECC Channel Values

How #A13ECC 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 62 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 58% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 70% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.15:1 vs white · 4.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A13ECC 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 text5.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A13ECC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A13ECC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A13ECC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A13ECC
Complementary
#68CC3E
Analogous
#5A3ECC
Analogous
#CC3EAF
Triadic
#CCA13E
Triadic
#3ECCA1
Split comp.
#AFCC3E
Split comp.
#3ECC5A

Tints & Shades of #A13ECC

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

#AF5AD3
#BA72DA
#C88EE1
#D4A6E7
#E2C3EF
#EDDBF5

Shades

#8D30B5
#772999
#61217D
#4F1B65
#391349
#230C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A13ECC.

How #A13ECC 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#A13ECC
Protanopia#5959CC
Protanomaly#7C50CC
Deuteranopia#6C6CCB
Deuteranomaly#845DCB
Tritanopia#926060
Tritanomaly#985598
Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A13ECC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a13ecc: #A13ECC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A13ECC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a13ecc': '#A13ECC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.243, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_a13ecc">#A13ECC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A13ECC"

More Purple Colors

#A13ECC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A13ECC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A13ECC?

#A13ECC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 62, 204) in RGB and hsl(282, 58%, 52%) 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 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #A13ECC?

#A13ECC is rgb(161, 62, 204) — red 161, green 62, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A13ECC?

#A13ECC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A13ECC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A13ECC scores 5.15:1 against white and 4.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A13ECC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A13ECC 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 6.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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