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#A92CED Color

#A92CED is rgb(169, 44, 237) in RGB, hsl(279, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 81%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A92CED
HEX#A92CED
RGBrgb(169, 44, 237)
HSLhsl(279, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(279, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 81%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.266 309.4)
LABlab(46.67% 70.14 -73.07)
LCHlch(46.67% 101.28 313.83)

What #A92CED 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 #A92CED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 6.13Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 8.09Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.91Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.43French Violet#8806CEΔE 10.49Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.51

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

#A92CED Channel Values

How #A92CED 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 44 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.92:1 vs white · 4.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A92CED 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 text4.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A92CED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A92CED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A92CED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A92CED
Complementary
#6FED2C
Analogous
#492CED
Analogous
#ED2CD0
Triadic
#EDA92C
Triadic
#2CEDA9
Split comp.
#D0ED2C
Split comp.
#2CED49

Tints & Shades of #A92CED

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

#B548EF
#C064F2
#CC80F4
#D9A1F7
#E4BDF9
#F0D9FC

Shades

#9914E1
#8010BC
#690D9B
#530B7A
#3D0859
#230434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A92CED.

How #A92CED 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#A92CED
Protanopia#5454ED
Protanomaly#7F47ED
Deuteranopia#6B6BEC
Deuteranomaly#8859EC
Tritanopia#936565
Tritanomaly#9C53AD
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #A92CED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a92ced: #A92CED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A92CED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a92ced': '#A92CED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.173, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_a92ced">#A92CED</color>
SVG fillfill="#A92CED"

More Purple Colors

#A92CED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#A92CED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A92CED?

#A92CED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 44, 237) in RGB and hsl(279, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #A92CED?

#A92CED is rgb(169, 44, 237) — red 169, green 44, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A92CED?

#A92CED converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 81%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A92CED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A92CED scores 4.92:1 against white and 4.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A92CED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A92CED 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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