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#A355FC Color

#A355FC is rgb(163, 85, 252) in RGB, hsl(268, 97%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 66%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A355FC
HEX#A355FC
RGBrgb(163, 85, 252)
HSLhsl(268, 97%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 66%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 66%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.237 301.2)
LABlab(52.47% 56.02 -72.10)
LCHlch(52.47% 91.30 307.85)

What #A355FC 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 #A355FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.79Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.8Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.5Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 18.99French Violet#8806CEΔE 19.39Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 19.89

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

#A355FC Channel Values

How #A355FC 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 85 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 97% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 66% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A355FC 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A355FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A355FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A355FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A355FC
Complementary
#AEFC54
Analogous
#545AFC
Analogous
#F754FC
Triadic
#FCA354
Triadic
#54FCA3
Split comp.
#FCF754
Split comp.
#5AFC54

Tints & Shades of #A355FC

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

#B06DFD
#BB81FD
#C99BFD
#D4AFFE
#E1C8FE
#ECDCFE

Shades

#8A27FC
#7204F1
#5D03C4
#4A029C
#34026F
#1F0141

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A355FC.

How #A355FC 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#A355FC
Protanopia#6868FC
Protanomaly#8461FC
Deuteranopia#7676FB
Deuteranomaly#8A6AFB
Tritanopia#8A7C7C
Tritanomaly#956FBD
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A355FC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a355fc: #A355FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A355FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a355fc': '#A355FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.333, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_a355fc">#A355FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A355FC"

More Purple Colors

#A355FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A355FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A355FC?

#A355FC is a light purple — rgb(163, 85, 252) in RGB and hsl(268, 97%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.79.

What is the RGB value of #A355FC?

#A355FC is rgb(163, 85, 252) — red 163, green 85, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A355FC?

#A355FC converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 66%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A355FC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A355FC scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A355FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A355FC 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 13.8, which is visibly different.

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