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#A92FCA Color

#A92FCA is rgb(169, 47, 202) in RGB, hsl(287, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 77%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A92FCA
HEX#A92FCA
RGBrgb(169, 47, 202)
HSLhsl(287, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(287, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 77%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(55.9% 0.234 317.8)
LABlab(44.87% 64.13 -56.01)
LCHlch(44.87% 85.15 318.87)

What #A92FCA 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 #A92FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.56Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 9.68Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 11.33Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.29Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.01Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.12

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

#A92FCA Channel Values

How #A92FCA 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 47 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.32:1 vs white · 3.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A92FCA 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 text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A92FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A92FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A92FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A92FCA
Complementary
#51CA2F
Analogous
#5B2FCA
Analogous
#CA2F9F
Triadic
#CAA92F
Triadic
#2FCAA9
Split comp.
#9FCA2F
Split comp.
#2FCA5B

Tints & Shades of #A92FCA

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

#B649D4
#C266DB
#CD83E2
#D9A0E9
#E5BDEF
#F0DAF6

Shades

#942AB2
#7C2395
#671D7C
#4F165F
#3B1046
#220A29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A92FCA.

How #A92FCA 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#A92FCA
Protanopia#5555CA
Protanomaly#7F49CA
Deuteranopia#6C6CC8
Deuteranomaly#895AC9
Tritanopia#9A5959
Tritanomaly#A04B94
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A92FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a92fca: #A92FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A92FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a92fca': '#A92FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.184, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a92fca">#A92FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A92FCA"

More Purple Colors

#A92FCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A92FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A92FCA?

#A92FCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 47, 202) in RGB and hsl(287, 62%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #A92FCA?

#A92FCA is rgb(169, 47, 202) — red 169, green 47, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A92FCA?

#A92FCA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 77%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A92FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A92FCA scores 5.32:1 against white and 3.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A92FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A92FCA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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