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#A94BCE Color

#A94BCE is rgb(169, 75, 206) in RGB, hsl(283, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A94BCE
HEX#A94BCE
RGBrgb(169, 75, 206)
HSLhsl(283, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(283, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.204 315.1)
LABlab(49.02% 54.11 -51.67)
LCHlch(49.02% 74.82 316.32)

What #A94BCE 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 #A94BCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.13Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.36Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.95Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.95Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.37Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.1

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

#A94BCE Channel Values

How #A94BCE 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 75 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 64% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.58:1 vs white · 4.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A94BCE 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 text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A94BCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A94BCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A94BCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A94BCE
Complementary
#70CE4B
Analogous
#674BCE
Analogous
#CE4BB1
Triadic
#CEA94B
Triadic
#4BCEA9
Split comp.
#B1CE4B
Split comp.
#4BCE67

Tints & Shades of #A94BCE

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

#B463D4
#C07BDB
#CB93E1
#D9AFE9
#E4C7F0
#F0DFF6

Shades

#9935C0
#7F2CA0
#692484
#531D68
#3C154C
#230C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A94BCE.

How #A94BCE 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#A94BCE
Protanopia#6363CE
Protanomaly#855BCE
Deuteranopia#7575CD
Deuteranomaly#8D67CD
Tritanopia#9B6868
Tritanomaly#A15E9C
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A94BCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a94bce: #A94BCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A94BCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a94bce': '#A94BCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.294, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_a94bce">#A94BCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A94BCE"

More Purple Colors

#A94BCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A94BCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A94BCE?

#A94BCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 75, 206) in RGB and hsl(283, 57%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #A94BCE?

#A94BCE is rgb(169, 75, 206) — red 169, green 75, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A94BCE?

#A94BCE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 64%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A94BCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A94BCE scores 4.58:1 against white and 4.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A94BCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A94BCE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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