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#A200FF Color

#A200FF is rgb(162, 0, 255) in RGB, hsl(278, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 100%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A200FF
HEX#A200FF
RGBrgb(162, 0, 255)
HSLhsl(278, 100%, 50%)
HSVhsv(278, 100%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 100%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.297 304.7)
LABlab(44.38% 78.79 -86.94)
LCHlch(44.38% 117.33 312.18)

What #A200FF 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 #A200FF, 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 purple in the library.

#A200FF Channel Values

How #A200FF 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 162 · G 0 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 100% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 100% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.28:1 vs white · 3.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A200FF 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 text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A200FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A200FF; 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 #A200FF

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 #A200FF.

How #A200FF 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#A200FF
Protanopia#4646FF
Protanomaly#7636FF
Deuteranopia#6161FE
Deuteranomaly#804CFE
Tritanopia#856363
Tritanomaly#914EB7
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A200FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a200ff: #A200FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A200FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a200ff': '#A200FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.000, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a200ff">#A200FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A200FF"

More Purple Colors

#A200FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A200FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A200FF?

#A200FF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(162, 0, 255) in RGB and hsl(278, 100%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Extreme Violet (#9F00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.

What is the RGB value of #A200FF?

#A200FF is rgb(162, 0, 255) — red 162, green 0, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A200FF?

#A200FF converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 100%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A200FF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A200FF scores 5.28:1 against white and 3.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A200FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A200FF 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 18.64, which is visibly different.

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