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#A91FDB Color

#A91FDB is rgb(169, 31, 219) in RGB, hsl(284, 75%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 86%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A91FDB
HEX#A91FDB
RGBrgb(169, 31, 219)
HSLhsl(284, 75%, 49%)
HSVhsv(284, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 86%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(56.1% 0.26 314)
LABlab(44.38% 70.69 -66.56)
LCHlch(44.38% 97.09 316.72)

What #A91FDB 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 #A91FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 6.9Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.93Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.3French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.04Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.98Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.38

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

#A91FDB Channel Values

How #A91FDB 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 169 · G 31 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 75% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.38:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A91FDB 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 text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A91FDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A91FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A91FDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A91FDB
Complementary
#51DB1F
Analogous
#4B1FDB
Analogous
#DB1FAF
Triadic
#DBA91F
Triadic
#1FDBA9
Split comp.
#AFDB1F
Split comp.
#1FDB4B

Tints & Shades of #A91FDB

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

#B63BE3
#C25AE7
#CD79EC
#D998F0
#E4B8F5
#F0D7F9

Shades

#941BC0
#7C17A1
#671386
#4F0F67
#3B0B4C
#22062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A91FDB.

How #A91FDB 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#A91FDB
Protanopia#4F4FDB
Protanomaly#7D41DB
Deuteranopia#6969DA
Deuteranomaly#8754DA
Tritanopia#975A5A
Tritanomaly#9E499E
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A91FDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a91fdb: #A91FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A91FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a91fdb': '#A91FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.122, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a91fdb">#A91FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A91FDB"

More Purple Colors

#A91FDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#A91FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A91FDB?

#A91FDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 31, 219) in RGB and hsl(284, 75%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.9.

What is the RGB value of #A91FDB?

#A91FDB is rgb(169, 31, 219) — red 169, green 31, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A91FDB?

#A91FDB converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 86%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A91FDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A91FDB scores 5.38:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A91FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A91FDB 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 7.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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