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#A461EF Color

#A461EF is rgb(164, 97, 239) in RGB, hsl(268, 82%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 59%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A461EF
HEX#A461EF
RGBrgb(164, 97, 239)
HSLhsl(268, 82%, 66%)
HSVhsv(268, 59%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 59%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.207 302.6)
LABlab(54.09% 48.11 -62.25)
LCHlch(54.09% 78.68 307.70)

What #A461EF 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 #A461EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 5.97Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 15.15Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.35Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.42Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 18.22Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 18.58

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

#A461EF Channel Values

How #A461EF 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 97 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 82% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 59% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.79:1 vs white · 5.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A461EF 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 text3.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A461EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A461EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A461EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A461EF
Complementary
#ADEF61
Analogous
#6166EF
Analogous
#EB61EF
Triadic
#EFA461
Triadic
#61EFA4
Split comp.
#EFEB61
Split comp.
#66EF61

Tints & Shades of #A461EF

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

#B178F2
#BC8BF4
#C9A2F6
#D4B5F8
#E1CCFA
#ECDFFC

Shades

#8B37EB
#7416DF
#5E12B5
#4B0E90
#350A66
#1F063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A461EF.

How #A461EF 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#A461EF
Protanopia#7070EF
Protanomaly#886AEF
Deuteranopia#7C7CEE
Deuteranomaly#8E72EE
Tritanopia#8F7F7F
Tritanomaly#9874B7
Achromatopsia#838383

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Using #A461EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a461ef: #A461EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A461EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a461ef': '#A461EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.380, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_a461ef">#A461EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A461EF"

More Purple Colors

#A461EF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A461EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A461EF?

#A461EF is a light purple — rgb(164, 97, 239) in RGB and hsl(268, 82%, 66%) 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 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #A461EF?

#A461EF is rgb(164, 97, 239) — red 164, green 97, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A461EF?

#A461EF converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 59%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A461EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A461EF scores 3.79:1 against white and 5.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A461EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A461EF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.15, which is visibly different.

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