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#A346DD Color

#A346DD is rgb(163, 70, 221) in RGB, hsl(277, 69%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 68%, 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 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A346DD
HEX#A346DD
RGBrgb(163, 70, 221)
HSLhsl(277, 69%, 57%)
HSVhsv(277, 68%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.224 309.3)
LABlab(48.16% 57.17 -61.65)
LCHlch(48.16% 84.08 312.84)

What #A346DD 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 #A346DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.11Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.38Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.28Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.58Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.85Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 16.94

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

#A346DD Channel Values

How #A346DD 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 70 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 69% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 68% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A346DD 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A346DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A346DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A346DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A346DD
Complementary
#80DD46
Analogous
#5746DD
Analogous
#DD46CB
Triadic
#DDA346
Triadic
#46DDA3
Split comp.
#CBDD46
Split comp.
#46DD57

Tints & Shades of #A346DD

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

#B060E2
#BD79E6
#CA93EB
#D4A9EF
#E1C3F4
#EEDDF9

Shades

#9127D3
#7C21B5
#651B93
#501574
#380F52
#240934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A346DD.

How #A346DD 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#A346DD
Protanopia#5F5FDD
Protanomaly#8056DD
Deuteranopia#7070DC
Deuteranomaly#8762DC
Tritanopia#916A6A
Tritanomaly#985EA5
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #A346DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a346dd: #A346DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A346DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a346dd': '#A346DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.275, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_a346dd">#A346DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A346DD"

More Purple Colors

#A346DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A346DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A346DD?

#A346DD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(163, 70, 221) in RGB and hsl(277, 69%, 57%) 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #A346DD?

#A346DD is rgb(163, 70, 221) — red 163, green 70, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A346DD?

#A346DD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 68%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A346DD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A346DD scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A346DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A346DD 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 6.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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