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#A60EBE Color

#A60EBE is rgb(166, 14, 190) in RGB, hsl(292, 86%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 93%, 0%, 25%) 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 6.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A60EBE
HEX#A60EBE
RGBrgb(166, 14, 190)
HSLhsl(292, 86%, 40%)
HSVhsv(292, 93%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 93%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.246 321.1)
LABlab(41.09% 69.15 -55.13)
LCHlch(41.09% 88.44 321.44)

What #A60EBE 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 #A60EBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.57Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 10.02Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.87Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.37Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.82Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.83

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

#A60EBE Channel Values

How #A60EBE 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 166 · G 14 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 86% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 93% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.13:1 vs white · 3.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A60EBE 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 text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A60EBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A60EBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A60EBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A60EBE
Complementary
#26BE0E
Analogous
#4F0EBE
Analogous
#BE0E7D
Triadic
#BEA60E
Triadic
#0EBEA6
Split comp.
#7DBE0E
Split comp.
#0EBE4F

Tints & Shades of #A60EBE

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

#C811E4
#D733F0
#DE59F3
#E67FF5
#EDA5F8
#F6D0FB

Shades

#920CA6
#7D0B8E
#680977
#4F075A
#3A0542
#25032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A60EBE.

How #A60EBE 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#A60EBE
Protanopia#4A4ABE
Protanomaly#7A3ABE
Deuteranopia#6565BC
Deuteranomaly#844FBD
Tritanopia#994A4A
Tritanomaly#9E3A88
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A60EBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a60ebe: #A60EBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A60EBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a60ebe': '#A60EBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.055, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a60ebe">#A60EBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A60EBE"

More Pink Colors

#A60EBE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A60EBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A60EBE?

#A60EBE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(166, 14, 190) in RGB and hsl(292, 86%, 40%) 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 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #A60EBE?

#A60EBE is rgb(166, 14, 190) — red 166, green 14, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A60EBE?

#A60EBE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 93%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A60EBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A60EBE scores 6.13:1 against white and 3.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A60EBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A60EBE 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 10.87, which is visibly different.

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