#A452DA Color

#A452DA is rgb(164, 82, 218) in RGB, hsl(276, 65%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), visibly different at ΔE 10.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A452DA

HEX#A452DA

RGBrgb(164, 82, 218)

HSLhsl(276, 65%, 59%)

HSVhsv(276, 62%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.205 309.3)

LABlab(50.17% 51.59 -56.73)

LCHlch(50.17% 76.68 312.28)

What #A452DA 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 #A452DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.4 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.45 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.79 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.08 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.33 Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 17.53

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

#A452DA Channel Values

How #A452DA 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 164 · G 82 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 276° · S 65% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 276° · S 62% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.38:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A452DA 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 text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A452DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A452DA; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A452DA

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 #A452DA 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#A452DA

Protanopia#6666DA

Protanomaly#835FDA

Deuteranopia#7575D9

Deuteranomaly#8A69D9

Tritanopia#937070

Tritanomaly#9A65A5

Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #A452DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a452da: #A452DA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A452DA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a452da': '#A452DA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.322, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_a452da">#A452DA</color>

SVG fillfill="#A452DA"

More Purple Colors

#A452DA 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

#A452DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A452DA?

#A452DA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(164, 82, 218) in RGB and hsl(276, 65%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.4.

What is the RGB value of #A452DA?

#A452DA is rgb(164, 82, 218) — red 164, green 82, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A452DA?

#A452DA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 62%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A452DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A452DA scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A452DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A452DA 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.4, which is visibly different.

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