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#A381F8 Color

#A381F8 is rgb(163, 129, 248) in RGB, hsl(257, 89%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 48%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A381F8
HEX#A381F8
RGBrgb(163, 129, 248)
HSLhsl(257, 89%, 74%)
HSVhsv(257, 48%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 48%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.171 294.6)
LABlab(61.29% 32.98 -55.78)
LCHlch(61.29% 64.80 300.59)

What #A381F8 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 #A381F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.66Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.91Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 14.67Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.3Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 15.47Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.74

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

#A381F8 Channel Values

How #A381F8 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 129 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 89% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 48% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A381F8 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 text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A381F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A381F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A381F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A381F8
Complementary
#D6F882
Analogous
#829BF8
Analogous
#DE82F8
Triadic
#F8A382
Triadic
#82F8A3
Split comp.
#F8DE82
Split comp.
#9BF882

Tints & Shades of #A381F8

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

#AE90F9
#BCA3FA
#C6B2FB
#D5C5FC
#DFD4FC
#EDE7FE

Shades

#8051F5
#5C21F2
#450CD4
#350AA4
#260774
#160443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A381F8.

How #A381F8 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#A381F8
Protanopia#8888F8
Protanomaly#9385F8
Deuteranopia#8D8DF8
Deuteranomaly#9789F8
Tritanopia#8F9797
Tritanomaly#978FC6
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A381F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a381f8: #A381F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A381F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a381f8': '#A381F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.506, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_a381f8">#A381F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A381F8"

More Purple Colors

#A381F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A381F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A381F8?

#A381F8 is a light purple — rgb(163, 129, 248) in RGB and hsl(257, 89%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #A381F8?

#A381F8 is rgb(163, 129, 248) — red 163, green 129, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A381F8?

#A381F8 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 48%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A381F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A381F8 scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A381F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A381F8 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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