#A517B5 Color

#A517B5 is rgb(165, 23, 181) in RGB and hsl(294, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#A517B5

HEX#A517B5

RGBrgb(165, 23, 181)

HSLhsl(294, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(294, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.235 323.2)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 87%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A517B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A517B5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A517B5 Complementary#27B517 Analogous#5617B5 Analogous#B51776 Triadic#B5A517 Triadic#17B5A5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A517B5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C61CD9 #D53DE6 #DD61EA #E585EF #ECA9F4 #F5D2F9

Shades

#90159E #7C1287 #670F71 #4E0B56 #3A083F #250529

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