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#A701D5 Color

#A701D5 is rgb(167, 1, 213) in RGB, hsl(287, 99%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 100%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A701D5
HEX#A701D5
RGBrgb(167, 1, 213)
HSLhsl(287, 99%, 42%)
HSVhsv(287, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 100%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.267 315.5)
LABlab(42.24% 73.58 -66.62)
LCHlch(42.24% 99.25 317.84)

What #A701D5 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 #A701D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.65Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.57Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.61French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.99Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.15Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.14

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

#A701D5 Channel Values

How #A701D5 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 167 · G 1 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 99% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 100% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.82:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A701D5 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 text5.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A701D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A701D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A701D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A701D5
Complementary
#2FD501
Analogous
#3D01D5
Analogous
#D50199
Triadic
#D5A701
Triadic
#01D5A7
Split comp.
#99D501
Split comp.
#01D53D

Tints & Shades of #A701D5

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

#C701FE
#D02AFE
#D952FE
#E27BFE
#EBA4FF
#F4CCFF

Shades

#9301BC
#7B019D
#670184
#500165
#3C004C
#24002E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A701D5.

How #A701D5 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#A701D5
Protanopia#4949D5
Protanomaly#7A38D5
Deuteranopia#6464D3
Deuteranomaly#844ED4
Tritanopia#955252
Tritanomaly#9D4099
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A701D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a701d5: #A701D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A701D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a701d5': '#A701D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.004, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_a701d5">#A701D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#A701D5"

More Purple Colors

#A701D5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A701D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A701D5?

#A701D5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 1, 213) in RGB and hsl(287, 99%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #A701D5?

#A701D5 is rgb(167, 1, 213) — red 167, green 1, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A701D5?

#A701D5 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 100%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A701D5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A701D5 scores 5.82:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A701D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A701D5 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 6.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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