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#A181CA Color

#A181CA is rgb(161, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(266, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A181CA
HEX#A181CA
RGBrgb(161, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(266, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(266, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.111 303.7)
LABlab(59.20% 23.62 -33.51)
LCHlch(59.20% 40.99 305.18)

What #A181CA 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 #A181CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.84Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.21Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.02Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.5African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.56Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.01

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

#A181CA Channel Values

How #A181CA 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 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.23:1 vs white · 6.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A181CA 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A181CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A181CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A181CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A181CA
Complementary
#ABCA81
Analogous
#8186CA
Analogous
#C581CA
Triadic
#CAA181
Triadic
#81CAA1
Split comp.
#CAC581
Split comp.
#86CA81

Tints & Shades of #A181CA

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

#AE93D2
#B9A2D8
#C7B3DF
#D4C5E7
#E1D7EE
#ECE6F4

Shades

#8961BD
#7448AD
#5E3B8C
#482D6C
#33204C
#1F142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A181CA.

How #A181CA 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#A181CA
Protanopia#8787CA
Protanomaly#9285CA
Deuteranopia#8D8DC9
Deuteranomaly#9588CA
Tritanopia#978D8D
Tritanomaly#9B88A9
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A181CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a181ca: #A181CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A181CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a181ca': '#A181CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a181ca">#A181CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A181CA"

More Purple Colors

#A181CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A181CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A181CA?

#A181CA is a light purple — rgb(161, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(266, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #A181CA?

#A181CA is rgb(161, 129, 202) — red 161, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A181CA?

#A181CA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A181CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A181CA scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A181CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A181CA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 19.52, which is visibly different.

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