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#A22CE2 Color

#A22CE2 is rgb(162, 44, 226) in RGB, hsl(279, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A22CE2
HEX#A22CE2
RGBrgb(162, 44, 226)
HSLhsl(279, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(279, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.255 309.6)
LABlab(44.88% 67.13 -69.81)
LCHlch(44.88% 96.85 313.88)

What #A22CE2 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 #A22CE2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.07Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.27French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.5Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.94Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.29Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 10.42

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

#A22CE2 Channel Values

How #A22CE2 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 44 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.26:1 vs white · 3.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A22CE2 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 text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A22CE2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A22CE2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A22CE2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A22CE2
Complementary
#6CE22C
Analogous
#472CE2
Analogous
#E22CC7
Triadic
#E2A22C
Triadic
#2CE2A2
Split comp.
#C7E22C
Split comp.
#2CE247

Tints & Shades of #A22CE2

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

#AE47E6
#BC66EA
#C881EE
#D6A1F2
#E1BCF6
#EFDBFA

Shades

#901CCE
#7A18AF
#641490
#4E0F70
#380B51
#220731

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A22CE2.

How #A22CE2 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#A22CE2
Protanopia#5151E2
Protanomaly#7A45E2
Deuteranopia#6767E1
Deuteranomaly#8355E1
Tritanopia#8D6060
Tritanomaly#9650A5
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A22CE2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a22ce2: #A22CE2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A22CE2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a22ce2': '#A22CE2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.173, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_a22ce2">#A22CE2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A22CE2"

More Purple Colors

#A22CE2 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A22CE2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A22CE2?

#A22CE2 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(162, 44, 226) in RGB and hsl(279, 76%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #A22CE2?

#A22CE2 is rgb(162, 44, 226) — red 162, green 44, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A22CE2?

#A22CE2 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 81%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A22CE2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A22CE2 scores 5.26:1 against white and 3.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A22CE2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A22CE2 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 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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