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#A344DA Color

#A344DA is rgb(163, 68, 218) in RGB, hsl(278, 67%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 69%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A344DA
HEX#A344DA
RGBrgb(163, 68, 218)
HSLhsl(278, 67%, 56%)
HSVhsv(278, 69%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 69%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.223 310.3)
LABlab(47.68% 57.52 -60.73)
LCHlch(47.68% 83.64 313.44)

What #A344DA 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 #A344DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.44Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.24Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 14.66Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.04Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.11Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.44

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

#A344DA Channel Values

How #A344DA 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 68 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 67% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 69% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A344DA 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A344DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A344DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A344DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A344DA
Complementary
#7BDA44
Analogous
#5844DA
Analogous
#DA44C6
Triadic
#DAA344
Triadic
#44DAA3
Split comp.
#C6DA44
Split comp.
#44DA58

Tints & Shades of #A344DA

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

#AF5DDF
#BC77E4
#C990E9
#D5AAEE
#E2C3F3
#EEDDF8

Shades

#9329D1
#7B23AF
#661D91
#4E166F
#391051
#21092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A344DA.

How #A344DA 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#A344DA
Protanopia#5D5DDA
Protanomaly#7F54DA
Deuteranopia#6F6FD9
Deuteranomaly#8761D9
Tritanopia#916868
Tritanomaly#995CA3
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A344DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a344da: #A344DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A344DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a344da': '#A344DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.267, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_a344da">#A344DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A344DA"

More Purple Colors

#A344DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A344DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A344DA?

#A344DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(163, 68, 218) in RGB and hsl(278, 67%, 56%) 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #A344DA?

#A344DA is rgb(163, 68, 218) — red 163, green 68, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A344DA?

#A344DA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 69%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A344DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A344DA scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A344DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A344DA 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 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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