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#A801DF Color

#A801DF is rgb(168, 1, 223) in RGB, hsl(285, 99%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A801DF
HEX#A801DF
RGBrgb(168, 1, 223)
HSLhsl(285, 99%, 44%)
HSVhsv(285, 100%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.274 313.4)
LABlab(43.07% 75.06 -70.98)
LCHlch(43.07% 103.30 316.60)

What #A801DF 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 #A801DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 5.18Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 6.31Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.2French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.18Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.16Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 12.77

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

#A801DF Channel Values

How #A801DF 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 168 · G 1 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 99% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 100% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.62:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A801DF 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 text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A801DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A801DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A801DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A801DF
Complementary
#39DF01
Analogous
#3901DF
Analogous
#DF01A8
Triadic
#DFA801
Triadic
#01DFA8
Split comp.
#A8DF01
Split comp.
#01DF39

Tints & Shades of #A801DF

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

#C10BFE
#CA2FFE
#D558FE
#DF80FE
#E9A9FF
#F2CCFF

Shades

#9101C1
#7E01A7
#670189
#50016B
#39004C
#260033

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A801DF.

How #A801DF 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#A801DF
Protanopia#4949DF
Protanomaly#7B39DF
Deuteranopia#6565DE
Deuteranomaly#854FDE
Tritanopia#945656
Tritanomaly#9D43A0
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A801DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a801df: #A801DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A801DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a801df': '#A801DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.004, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_a801df">#A801DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A801DF"

More Purple Colors

#A801DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A801DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A801DF?

#A801DF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(168, 1, 223) in RGB and hsl(285, 99%, 44%) 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #A801DF?

#A801DF is rgb(168, 1, 223) — red 168, green 1, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A801DF?

#A801DF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 100%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A801DF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A801DF scores 5.62:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A801DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A801DF 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 6.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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