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#A336FC Color

#A336FC is rgb(163, 54, 252) in RGB, hsl(273, 97%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 79%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A336FC
HEX#A336FC
RGBrgb(163, 54, 252)
HSLhsl(273, 97%, 60%)
HSVhsv(273, 79%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 79%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.269 303.8)
LABlab(47.87% 68.38 -79.55)
LCHlch(47.87% 104.90 310.68)

What #A336FC 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 #A336FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 5.11Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.28Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 12.48Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 12.84Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 13.52French Violet#8806CEΔE 13.61

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

#A336FC Channel Values

How #A336FC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 97% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 79% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A336FC 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A336FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A336FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A336FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A336FC
Complementary
#8FFC36
Analogous
#4036FC
Analogous
#FC36F2
Triadic
#FCA336
Triadic
#36FCA3
Split comp.
#F2FC36
Split comp.
#36FC40

Tints & Shades of #A336FC

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

#AE4FFC
#BC6DFD
#C886FD
#D6A5FE
#E1BEFE
#EFDCFE

Shades

#900EFB
#7B03DD
#6503B5
#4E028D
#380264
#22013C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A336FC.

How #A336FC 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#A336FC
Protanopia#5656FC
Protanomaly#7C4BFC
Deuteranopia#6B6BFB
Deuteranomaly#855AFB
Tritanopia#886E6E
Tritanomaly#945CB9
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A336FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a336fc: #A336FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A336FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a336fc': '#A336FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.212, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_a336fc">#A336FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A336FC"

More Purple Colors

#A336FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A336FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A336FC?

#A336FC is a light purple — rgb(163, 54, 252) in RGB and hsl(273, 97%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.11.

What is the RGB value of #A336FC?

#A336FC is rgb(163, 54, 252) — red 163, green 54, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A336FC?

#A336FC converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 79%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A336FC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A336FC scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A336FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A336FC 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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