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#A191ED Color

#A191ED is rgb(161, 145, 237) in RGB, hsl(250, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 39%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 14.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A191ED
HEX#A191ED
RGBrgb(161, 145, 237)
HSLhsl(250, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(250, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 39%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.133 290.6)
LABlab(64.45% 21.60 -44.78)
LCHlch(64.45% 49.72 295.75)

What #A191ED 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 #A191ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A191ED Channel Values

How #A191ED 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 145 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.7:1 vs white · 7.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A191ED 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 text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A191ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A191ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A191ED

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A191ED.

How #A191ED 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#A191ED
Protanopia#9494ED
Protanomaly#9993ED
Deuteranopia#9797ED
Deuteranomaly#9B94ED
Tritanopia#91A1A1
Tritanomaly#989BC4
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A191ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a191ed: #A191ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A191ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a191ed': '#A191ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.569, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_a191ed">#A191ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#A191ED"

More Blue Colors

#A191ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A191ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A191ED?

#A191ED is a light blue — rgb(161, 145, 237) in RGB and hsl(250, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.01.

What is the RGB value of #A191ED?

#A191ED is rgb(161, 145, 237) — red 161, green 145, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A191ED?

#A191ED converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 39%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A191ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A191ED scores 2.7:1 against white and 7.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A191ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A191ED 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 15.37, which is visibly different.

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