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#A31DFC Color

#A31DFC is rgb(163, 29, 252) in RGB, hsl(276, 97%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 88%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A31DFC
HEX#A31DFC
RGBrgb(163, 29, 252)
HSLhsl(276, 97%, 55%)
HSVhsv(276, 88%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 88%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.286 305)
LABlab(45.54% 74.94 -83.36)
LCHlch(45.54% 112.09 311.95)

What #A31DFC 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 #A31DFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 5.15Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 5.81Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.82Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 9.49Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 9.74Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 13.46

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

#A31DFC Channel Values

How #A31DFC 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 163 · G 29 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 97% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 88% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A31DFC 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A31DFC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A31DFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A31DFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A31DFC
Complementary
#76FC1D
Analogous
#331DFC
Analogous
#FC1DE5
Triadic
#FCA31D
Triadic
#1DFCA3
Split comp.
#E5FC1D
Split comp.
#1DFC33

Tints & Shades of #A31DFC

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

#AF3BFC
#BB59FC
#C877FD
#D69BFD
#E2B9FE
#EFD7FE

Shades

#9204F1
#7A03C9
#6403A6
#4F0283
#3A015F
#210137

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A31DFC.

How #A31DFC 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#A31DFC
Protanopia#4C4CFC
Protanomaly#793EFC
Deuteranopia#6565FB
Deuteranomaly#8251FB
Tritanopia#876666
Tritanomaly#9352B6
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A31DFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a31dfc: #A31DFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A31DFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a31dfc': '#A31DFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.114, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_a31dfc">#A31DFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A31DFC"

More Purple Colors

#A31DFC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A31DFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A31DFC?

#A31DFC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(163, 29, 252) in RGB and hsl(276, 97%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #A31DFC?

#A31DFC is rgb(163, 29, 252) — red 163, green 29, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A31DFC?

#A31DFC converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 88%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A31DFC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A31DFC scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A31DFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A31DFC 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 14.58, which is visibly different.

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