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#A93FDE Color

#A93FDE is rgb(169, 63, 222) in RGB, hsl(280, 71%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 72%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A93FDE
HEX#A93FDE
RGBrgb(169, 63, 222)
HSLhsl(280, 71%, 56%)
HSVhsv(280, 72%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 72%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(58.7% 0.235 311.8)
LABlab(48.03% 61.54 -62.38)
LCHlch(48.03% 87.63 314.61)

What #A93FDE 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 #A93FDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.73Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 12.07Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.09Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 14.85Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.27Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.59

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

#A93FDE Channel Values

How #A93FDE 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 63 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 71% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 72% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.72:1 vs white · 4.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A93FDE 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 text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A93FDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A93FDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A93FDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A93FDE
Complementary
#74DE3F
Analogous
#5A3FDE
Analogous
#DE3FC4
Triadic
#DEA93F
Triadic
#3FDEA9
Split comp.
#C4DE3F
Split comp.
#3FDE5A

Tints & Shades of #A93FDE

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

#B559E3
#C173E7
#CC8EEC
#D8A8F0
#E4C2F5
#EFDCF9

Shades

#9B24D6
#811EB3
#6B1994
#521371
#3C0E53
#230830

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A93FDE.

How #A93FDE 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#A93FDE
Protanopia#5D5DDE
Protanomaly#8252DE
Deuteranopia#7171DD
Deuteranomaly#8B61DD
Tritanopia#976767
Tritanomaly#9F5AA4
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A93FDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a93fde: #A93FDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A93FDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a93fde': '#A93FDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.247, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_a93fde">#A93FDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A93FDE"

More Purple Colors

#A93FDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#A93FDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A93FDE?

#A93FDE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 63, 222) in RGB and hsl(280, 71%, 56%) 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 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #A93FDE?

#A93FDE is rgb(169, 63, 222) — red 169, green 63, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A93FDE?

#A93FDE converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 72%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A93FDE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A93FDE scores 4.72:1 against white and 4.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A93FDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A93FDE 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 5.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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