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#A616CA Color

#A616CA is rgb(166, 22, 202) in RGB, hsl(288, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 89%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A616CA
HEX#A616CA
RGBrgb(166, 22, 202)
HSLhsl(288, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(288, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 89%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.251 317.6)
LABlab(42.22% 69.53 -60.31)
LCHlch(42.22% 92.04 319.06)

What #A616CA 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 #A616CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A616CA Channel Values

How #A616CA 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 22 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.85:1 vs white · 3.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A616CA 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 text5.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A616CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A616CA; 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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Tints & Shades of #A616CA

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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How #A616CA 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#A616CA
Protanopia#4C4CCA
Protanomaly#7A3DCA
Deuteranopia#6565C8
Deuteranomaly#8451C9
Tritanopia#965151
Tritanomaly#9D4191
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A616CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a616ca: #A616CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A616CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a616ca': '#A616CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.086, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a616ca">#A616CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A616CA"

More Purple Colors

#A616CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A616CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A616CA?

#A616CA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(166, 22, 202) in RGB and hsl(288, 80%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.83.

What is the RGB value of #A616CA?

#A616CA is rgb(166, 22, 202) — red 166, green 22, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A616CA?

#A616CA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 89%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A616CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A616CA scores 5.85:1 against white and 3.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A616CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A616CA 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 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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