#A35DFE Color

#A35DFE is rgb(163, 93, 254) in RGB, hsl(266, 99%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 63%, 0%, 0%) 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 7.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A35DFE

HEX#A35DFE

RGBrgb(163, 93, 254)

HSLhsl(266, 99%, 68%)

HSVhsv(266, 63%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 63%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.229 299.9)

LABlab(54.03% 52.64 -70.68)

LCHlch(54.03% 88.13 306.68)

What #A35DFE 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 #A35DFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.17 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.74 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.31 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 19.46 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 19.77 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 19.77

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

#A35DFE Channel Values

How #A35DFE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 163 · G 93 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 266° · S 99% · L 68%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 266° · S 63% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.78:1 vs white · 5.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A35DFE 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 text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A35DFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A35DFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A35DFE

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.

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Shades

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How #A35DFE 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#A35DFE

Protanopia#6D6DFE

Protanomaly#8667FE

Deuteranopia#7A7AFD

Deuteranomaly#8C6FFE

Tritanopia#8A8181

Tritanomaly#9574C0

Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A35DFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a35dfe: #A35DFE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A35DFE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a35dfe': '#A35DFE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.365, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_a35dfe">#A35DFE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A35DFE"

More Purple Colors

#A35DFE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A35DFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A35DFE?

#A35DFE is a light purple — rgb(163, 93, 254) in RGB and hsl(266, 99%, 68%) 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 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #A35DFE?

#A35DFE is rgb(163, 93, 254) — red 163, green 93, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A35DFE?

#A35DFE converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 63%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A35DFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A35DFE scores 3.78:1 against white and 5.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A35DFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A35DFE 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 16.74, which is visibly different.

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