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#A336DD Color

#A336DD is rgb(163, 54, 221) in RGB, hsl(279, 71%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 76%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A336DD
HEX#A336DD
RGBrgb(163, 54, 221)
HSLhsl(279, 71%, 54%)
HSVhsv(279, 76%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 76%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.241 310.5)
LABlab(45.88% 63.35 -65.34)
LCHlch(45.88% 91.01 314.11)

What #A336DD 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 #A336DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.58Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.03Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.6Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.62French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.99Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.94

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

#A336DD Channel Values

How #A336DD 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 54 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 71% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 76% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A336DD 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 text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A336DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A336DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A336DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A336DD
Complementary
#71DD36
Analogous
#4F36DD
Analogous
#DD36C4
Triadic
#DDA336
Triadic
#36DDA3
Split comp.
#C4DD36
Split comp.
#36DD4F

Tints & Shades of #A336DD

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

#AF51E1
#BD6FE7
#C989EB
#D5A3EF
#E1BEF4
#EFDCF9

Shades

#9123CD
#7C1EAE
#661890
#4D126D
#380D4E
#220830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A336DD.

How #A336DD 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#A336DD
Protanopia#5656DD
Protanomaly#7C4BDD
Deuteranopia#6B6BDC
Deuteranomaly#855ADC
Tritanopia#906262
Tritanomaly#9854A2
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #A336DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a336dd: #A336DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A336DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a336dd': '#A336DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.212, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_a336dd">#A336DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A336DD"

More Purple Colors

#A336DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A336DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A336DD?

#A336DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(163, 54, 221) in RGB and hsl(279, 71%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #A336DD?

#A336DD is rgb(163, 54, 221) — red 163, green 54, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A336DD?

#A336DD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 76%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A336DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A336DD scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A336DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A336DD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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