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#A63CCD Color

#A63CCD is rgb(166, 60, 205) in RGB, hsl(284, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 71%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A63CCD
HEX#A63CCD
RGBrgb(166, 60, 205)
HSLhsl(284, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(284, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 71%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(56.8% 0.221 315.3)
LABlab(46.21% 59.38 -55.62)
LCHlch(46.21% 81.36 316.87)

What #A63CCD 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 #A63CCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.07Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.7Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.2Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.96Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.58Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.72

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

#A63CCD Channel Values

How #A63CCD 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 60 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A63CCD 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A63CCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A63CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A63CCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A63CCD
Complementary
#63CD3C
Analogous
#5E3CCD
Analogous
#CD3CAB
Triadic
#CDA63C
Triadic
#3CCDA6
Split comp.
#ABCD3C
Split comp.
#3CCD5E

Tints & Shades of #A63CCD

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

#B359D4
#BE71DA
#CB8DE2
#D6A6E8
#E3C2EF
#EEDBF6

Shades

#922FB6
#7C289A
#65207E
#511A65
#3B1349
#240C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A63CCD.

How #A63CCD 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#A63CCD
Protanopia#5A5ACD
Protanomaly#7F50CD
Deuteranopia#6E6ECC
Deuteranomaly#885ECC
Tritanopia#976060
Tritanomaly#9D5498
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A63CCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a63ccd: #A63CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A63CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a63ccd': '#A63CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.235, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a63ccd">#A63CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A63CCD"

More Purple Colors

#A63CCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A63CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A63CCD?

#A63CCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(166, 60, 205) in RGB and hsl(284, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #A63CCD?

#A63CCD is rgb(166, 60, 205) — red 166, green 60, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A63CCD?

#A63CCD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 71%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A63CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A63CCD scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A63CCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A63CCD 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 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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