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#A41ADB Color

#A41ADB is rgb(164, 26, 219) in RGB, hsl(283, 79%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A41ADB
HEX#A41ADB
RGBrgb(164, 26, 219)
HSLhsl(283, 79%, 48%)
HSVhsv(283, 88%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.262 312.6)
LABlab(43.20% 70.79 -68.52)
LCHlch(43.20% 98.52 315.93)

What #A41ADB 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 #A41ADB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 5.2Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.24Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.87French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.21Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.1Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.95

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

#A41ADB Channel Values

How #A41ADB 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 164 · G 26 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 79% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 88% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.6:1 vs white · 3.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A41ADB 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 text5.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A41ADB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A41ADB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A41ADB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A41ADB
Complementary
#50DB1A
Analogous
#441ADB
Analogous
#DB1AB1
Triadic
#DBA41A
Triadic
#1ADBA4
Split comp.
#B1DB1A
Split comp.
#1ADB44

Tints & Shades of #A41ADB

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

#B432E7
#BF52EB
#CB72EE
#D896F3
#E4B6F6
#F0D6FA

Shades

#9016C0
#7813A0
#631084
#4F0C69
#3A094E
#22052E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A41ADB.

How #A41ADB 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#A41ADB
Protanopia#4C4CDB
Protanomaly#793DDB
Deuteranopia#6565DA
Deuteranomaly#8351DA
Tritanopia#915858
Tritanomaly#99479E
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A41ADB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a41adb: #A41ADB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A41ADB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a41adb': '#A41ADB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.102, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a41adb">#A41ADB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A41ADB"

More Purple Colors

#A41ADB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A41ADB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A41ADB?

#A41ADB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(164, 26, 219) in RGB and hsl(283, 79%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #A41ADB?

#A41ADB is rgb(164, 26, 219) — red 164, green 26, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A41ADB?

#A41ADB converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A41ADB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A41ADB scores 5.6:1 against white and 3.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A41ADB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A41ADB 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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