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#A61EDC Color

#A61EDC is rgb(166, 30, 220) in RGB, hsl(283, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 86%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A61EDC
HEX#A61EDC
RGBrgb(166, 30, 220)
HSLhsl(283, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(283, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 86%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.261 312.9)
LABlab(43.88% 70.49 -67.98)
LCHlch(43.88% 97.93 316.04)

What #A61EDC 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 #A61EDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.04Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.19Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.72French Violet#8806CEΔE 8.87Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.61Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.26

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

#A61EDC Channel Values

How #A61EDC 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 30 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.47:1 vs white · 3.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A61EDC 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 text5.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A61EDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A61EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A61EDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A61EDC
Complementary
#54DC1E
Analogous
#471EDC
Analogous
#DC1EB3
Triadic
#DCA61E
Triadic
#1EDCA6
Split comp.
#B3DC1E
Split comp.
#1EDC47

Tints & Shades of #A61EDC

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

#B43AE4
#C059E8
#CC78ED
#D898F1
#E4B7F5
#F0D7F9

Shades

#921AC1
#7A16A2
#661287
#4E0E67
#3A0A4C
#22062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A61EDC.

How #A61EDC 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#A61EDC
Protanopia#4E4EDC
Protanomaly#7B40DC
Deuteranopia#6767DB
Deuteranomaly#8553DB
Tritanopia#935A5A
Tritanomaly#9B499F
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A61EDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a61edc: #A61EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A61EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a61edc': '#A61EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.118, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a61edc">#A61EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A61EDC"

More Purple Colors

#A61EDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A61EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A61EDC?

#A61EDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(166, 30, 220) in RGB and hsl(283, 76%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #A61EDC?

#A61EDC is rgb(166, 30, 220) — red 166, green 30, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A61EDC?

#A61EDC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 86%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A61EDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A61EDC scores 5.47:1 against white and 3.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A61EDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A61EDC 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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