Skip to content

#A93CCD Color

#A93CCD is rgb(169, 60, 205) in RGB, hsl(285, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 71%, 0%, 20%) 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 6.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A93CCD
HEX#A93CCD
RGBrgb(169, 60, 205)
HSLhsl(285, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(285, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 71%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(57.2% 0.223 316.4)
LABlab(46.67% 60.09 -54.85)
LCHlch(46.67% 81.36 317.61)

What #A93CCD 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 #A93CCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 6.94Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.2Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.63Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 13.98Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.45Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.56

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

#A93CCD Channel Values

How #A93CCD 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 60 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A93CCD 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 text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A93CCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A93CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A93CCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A93CCD
Complementary
#60CD3C
Analogous
#603CCD
Analogous
#CD3CA9
Triadic
#CDA93C
Triadic
#3CCDA9
Split comp.
#A9CD3C
Split comp.
#3CCD60

Tints & Shades of #A93CCD

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

#B559D4
#C071DA
#CD8DE2
#D7A6E8
#E4C2EF
#EFDBF6

Shades

#952FB6
#7D289A
#66207E
#531A65
#3B1349
#240C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A93CCD.

How #A93CCD 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#A93CCD
Protanopia#5B5BCD
Protanomaly#8250CD
Deuteranopia#7070CC
Deuteranomaly#8A5FCC
Tritanopia#9A6060
Tritanomaly#A05498
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A93CCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a93ccd: #A93CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A93CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a93ccd': '#A93CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.235, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a93ccd">#A93CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A93CCD"

More Purple Colors

#A93CCD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#A93CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A93CCD?

#A93CCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 60, 205) in RGB and hsl(285, 59%, 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 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #A93CCD?

#A93CCD is rgb(169, 60, 205) — red 169, green 60, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A93CCD?

#A93CCD converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 71%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A93CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A93CCD scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A93CCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A93CCD 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 6.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #A93CCD in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.