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#A142CD Color

#A142CD is rgb(161, 66, 205) in RGB, hsl(281, 58%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 68%, 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 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A142CD
HEX#A142CD
RGBrgb(161, 66, 205)
HSLhsl(281, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(281, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.212 313)
LABlab(46.36% 55.77 -55.43)
LCHlch(46.36% 78.63 315.18)

What #A142CD 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 #A142CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.55Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.64Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 13.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.78Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.91Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.62

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

#A142CD Channel Values

How #A142CD 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 66 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 58% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 68% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.03:1 vs white · 4.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A142CD 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 text5.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A142CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A142CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A142CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A142CD
Complementary
#6ECD42
Analogous
#5B42CD
Analogous
#CD42B3
Triadic
#CDA142
Triadic
#42CDA1
Split comp.
#B3CD42
Split comp.
#42CD5B

Tints & Shades of #A142CD

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

#AD5AD3
#BB76DB
#C78EE1
#D5AAE9
#E1C3EF
#EFDFF6

Shades

#8E31B9
#792A9D
#632281
#4D1B65
#381349
#220C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A142CD.

How #A142CD 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#A142CD
Protanopia#5C5CCD
Protanomaly#7D52CD
Deuteranopia#6D6DCC
Deuteranomaly#855FCC
Tritanopia#926363
Tritanomaly#985899
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A142CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a142cd: #A142CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A142CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a142cd': '#A142CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.259, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a142cd">#A142CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A142CD"

More Purple Colors

#A142CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A142CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A142CD?

#A142CD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 66, 205) in RGB and hsl(281, 58%, 53%) 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 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #A142CD?

#A142CD is rgb(161, 66, 205) — red 161, green 66, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A142CD?

#A142CD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 68%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A142CD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A142CD scores 5.03:1 against white and 4.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A142CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A142CD 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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