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#A51AC1 Color

#A51AC1 is rgb(165, 26, 193) in RGB, hsl(290, 76%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 87%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A51AC1
HEX#A51AC1
RGBrgb(165, 26, 193)
HSLhsl(290, 76%, 43%)
HSVhsv(290, 87%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 87%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.242 319.7)
LABlab(41.76% 67.44 -55.82)
LCHlch(41.76% 87.54 320.39)

What #A51AC1 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 #A51AC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.63Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.97Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.41Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.69Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.82Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.99

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

#A51AC1 Channel Values

How #A51AC1 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 165 · G 26 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 76% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 87% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.97:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A51AC1 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 text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A51AC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A51AC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A51AC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A51AC1
Complementary
#36C11A
Analogous
#521AC1
Analogous
#C11A89
Triadic
#C1A51A
Triadic
#1AC1A5
Split comp.
#89C11A
Split comp.
#1AC152

Tints & Shades of #A51AC1

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

#C123E1
#CB47E6
#D56BEB
#DE8AEF
#E8AEF4
#F2D2F9

Shades

#8E17A6
#7B1490
#641075
#510D5E
#3A0943
#26062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A51AC1.

How #A51AC1 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#A51AC1
Protanopia#4C4CC1
Protanomaly#7A3EC1
Deuteranopia#6565BF
Deuteranomaly#8451C0
Tritanopia#974E4E
Tritanomaly#9D3F8B
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A51AC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a51ac1: #A51AC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A51AC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a51ac1': '#A51AC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.102, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_a51ac1">#A51AC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#A51AC1"

More Pink Colors

#A51AC1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A51AC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A51AC1?

#A51AC1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(165, 26, 193) in RGB and hsl(290, 76%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #A51AC1?

#A51AC1 is rgb(165, 26, 193) — red 165, green 26, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A51AC1?

#A51AC1 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 87%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A51AC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A51AC1 scores 5.97:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A51AC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A51AC1 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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