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#A930D9 Color

#A930D9 is rgb(169, 48, 217) in RGB, hsl(283, 69%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 15%) 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 7.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A930D9
HEX#A930D9
RGBrgb(169, 48, 217)
HSLhsl(283, 69%, 52%)
HSVhsv(283, 78%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.245 313.9)
LABlab(45.84% 65.97 -63.06)
LCHlch(45.84% 91.26 316.29)

What #A930D9 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 #A930D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.18Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 7.63Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 11.69Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.16French Violet#8806CEΔE 12.85Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.24

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

#A930D9 Channel Values

How #A930D9 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 48 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 69% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 78% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A930D9 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A930D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A930D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A930D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A930D9
Complementary
#60D930
Analogous
#5530D9
Analogous
#D930B4
Triadic
#D9A930
Triadic
#30D9A9
Split comp.
#B4D930
Split comp.
#30D955

Tints & Shades of #A930D9

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

#B64EDF
#C068E3
#CD86E9
#D8A0EE
#E4BEF3
#EFD8F8

Shades

#9524C2
#7E1EA4
#671986
#53146C
#3C0E4E
#24092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A930D9.

How #A930D9 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#A930D9
Protanopia#5656D9
Protanomaly#7F49D9
Deuteranopia#6C6CD8
Deuteranomaly#895AD8
Tritanopia#985F5F
Tritanomaly#9F509F
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A930D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a930d9: #A930D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A930D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a930d9': '#A930D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.188, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_a930d9">#A930D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A930D9"

More Purple Colors

#A930D9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A930D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A930D9?

#A930D9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 48, 217) in RGB and hsl(283, 69%, 52%) 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 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #A930D9?

#A930D9 is rgb(169, 48, 217) — red 169, green 48, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A930D9?

#A930D9 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A930D9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A930D9 scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A930D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A930D9 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 7.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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