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#A14DCB Color

#A14DCB is rgb(161, 77, 203) in RGB, hsl(280, 55%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 20%) 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 7.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A14DCB
HEX#A14DCB
RGBrgb(161, 77, 203)
HSLhsl(280, 55%, 55%)
HSVhsv(280, 62%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.196 312.6)
LABlab(48.10% 50.60 -51.51)
LCHlch(48.10% 72.21 314.49)

What #A14DCB 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 #A14DCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.99Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.57Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.61Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.08Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 15.25Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.44

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

#A14DCB Channel Values

How #A14DCB 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 77 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 55% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 62% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A14DCB 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A14DCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A14DCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A14DCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A14DCB
Complementary
#77CB4D
Analogous
#624DCB
Analogous
#CB4DB6
Triadic
#CBA14D
Triadic
#4DCBA1
Split comp.
#B6CB4D
Split comp.
#4DCB62

Tints & Shades of #A14DCB

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

#AE65D2
#BA7DD9
#C794E0
#D5B0E8
#E2C8EF
#EEDFF6

Shades

#9137BE
#792E9E
#642682
#4E1E67
#39164B
#210D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A14DCB.

How #A14DCB 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#A14DCB
Protanopia#6262CB
Protanomaly#805ACB
Deuteranopia#7272CA
Deuteranomaly#8765CA
Tritanopia#936969
Tritanomaly#995F9A
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A14DCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a14dcb: #A14DCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A14DCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a14dcb': '#A14DCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.302, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a14dcb">#A14DCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A14DCB"

More Purple Colors

#A14DCB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A14DCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A14DCB?

#A14DCB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(161, 77, 203) in RGB and hsl(280, 55%, 55%) 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 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #A14DCB?

#A14DCB is rgb(161, 77, 203) — red 161, green 77, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A14DCB?

#A14DCB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 62%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A14DCB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A14DCB scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A14DCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A14DCB 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 7.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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