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#A149CA Color

#A149CA is rgb(161, 73, 202) in RGB, hsl(281, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A149CA
HEX#A149CA
RGBrgb(161, 73, 202)
HSLhsl(281, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(281, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.2 313.3)
LABlab(47.35% 52.26 -52.12)
LCHlch(47.35% 73.81 315.07)

What #A149CA 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 #A149CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.11Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.32Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 13.98Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.18Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.25Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.29

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

#A149CA Channel Values

How #A149CA 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 73 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A149CA 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 text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A149CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A149CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A149CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A149CA
Complementary
#72CA49
Analogous
#6149CA
Analogous
#CA49B3
Triadic
#CAA149
Triadic
#49CAA1
Split comp.
#B3CA49
Split comp.
#49CA61

Tints & Shades of #A149CA

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

#AE61D1
#BC7DD9
#C894E0
#D4ACE7
#E0C4EE
#EFDFF6

Shades

#9036BA
#7B2E9E
#652682
#4D1D63
#371547
#220D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A149CA.

How #A149CA 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#A149CA
Protanopia#6060CA
Protanomaly#7F57CA
Deuteranopia#7070C9
Deuteranomaly#8663C9
Tritanopia#936666
Tritanomaly#995C98
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A149CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a149ca: #A149CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A149CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a149ca': '#A149CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.286, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a149ca">#A149CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A149CA"

More Purple Colors

#A149CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A149CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A149CA?

#A149CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 73, 202) in RGB and hsl(281, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.11.

What is the RGB value of #A149CA?

#A149CA is rgb(161, 73, 202) — red 161, green 73, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A149CA?

#A149CA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 64%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A149CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A149CA scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A149CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A149CA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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