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#A92BE3 Color

#A92BE3 is rgb(169, 43, 227) in RGB, hsl(281, 77%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 11%) 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 7.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A92BE3
HEX#A92BE3
RGBrgb(169, 43, 227)
HSLhsl(281, 77%, 53%)
HSVhsv(281, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.258 311.7)
LABlab(45.93% 68.91 -68.61)
LCHlch(45.93% 97.24 315.12)

What #A92BE3 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 #A92BE3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 7.76Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.37Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.55French Violet#8806CEΔE 10Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.43Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.54

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

#A92BE3 Channel Values

How #A92BE3 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 43 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 77% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.07:1 vs white · 4.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A92BE3 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 text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A92BE3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A92BE3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A92BE3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A92BE3
Complementary
#65E32B
Analogous
#4D2BE3
Analogous
#E32BC2
Triadic
#E3A92B
Triadic
#2BE3A9
Split comp.
#C2E32B
Split comp.
#2BE34D

Tints & Shades of #A92BE3

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

#B446E7
#C166EB
#CC81EF
#D9A0F3
#E4BBF6
#F0DBFA

Shades

#961BD0
#8017B0
#691390
#520F71
#3B0B51
#240632

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A92BE3.

How #A92BE3 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#A92BE3
Protanopia#5454E3
Protanomaly#7F47E3
Deuteranopia#6B6BE2
Deuteranomaly#8858E2
Tritanopia#956060
Tritanomaly#9E50A5
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A92BE3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a92be3: #A92BE3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A92BE3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a92be3': '#A92BE3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.169, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_a92be3">#A92BE3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A92BE3"

More Purple Colors

#A92BE3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A92BE3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A92BE3?

#A92BE3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 43, 227) in RGB and hsl(281, 77%, 53%) 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 7.76.

What is the RGB value of #A92BE3?

#A92BE3 is rgb(169, 43, 227) — red 169, green 43, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A92BE3?

#A92BE3 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A92BE3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A92BE3 scores 5.07:1 against white and 4.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A92BE3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A92BE3 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 7.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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