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#A443FE Color

#A443FE is rgb(164, 67, 254) in RGB, hsl(271, 99%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A443FE
HEX#A443FE
RGBrgb(164, 67, 254)
HSLhsl(271, 99%, 63%)
HSVhsv(271, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.259 302.8)
LABlab(49.85% 64.24 -77.44)
LCHlch(49.85% 100.62 309.68)

What #A443FE 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 #A443FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 8.85Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.52Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.11French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.61Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.6Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 17.79

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

#A443FE Channel Values

How #A443FE 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 67 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 99% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A443FE 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 text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A443FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A443FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A443FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A443FE
Complementary
#9EFE43
Analogous
#4643FE
Analogous
#FE43FB
Triadic
#FEA443
Triadic
#43FEA4
Split comp.
#FBFE43
Split comp.
#43FE46

Tints & Shades of #A443FE

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

#B05DFE
#BC76FE
#C98FFE
#D5A9FF
#E1C2FF
#EEDBFF

Shades

#901BFE
#7901E9
#6401C1
#4C0193
#37016B
#20003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A443FE.

How #A443FE 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#A443FE
Protanopia#5D5DFE
Protanomaly#8054FE
Deuteranopia#6F6FFD
Deuteranomaly#8861FD
Tritanopia#897474
Tritanomaly#9564BC
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A443FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a443fe: #A443FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A443FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a443fe': '#A443FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.263, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_a443fe">#A443FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A443FE"

More Purple Colors

#A443FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A443FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A443FE?

#A443FE is a light purple — rgb(164, 67, 254) in RGB and hsl(271, 99%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.85.

What is the RGB value of #A443FE?

#A443FE is rgb(164, 67, 254) — red 164, green 67, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A443FE?

#A443FE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A443FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A443FE scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A443FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A443FE 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 8.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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