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#A94DDB Color

#A94DDB is rgb(169, 77, 219) in RGB, hsl(279, 66%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 65%, 0%, 14%) 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 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A94DDB
HEX#A94DDB
RGBrgb(169, 77, 219)
HSLhsl(279, 66%, 58%)
HSVhsv(279, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.215 311.4)
LABlab(50.03% 55.30 -57.48)
LCHlch(50.03% 79.76 313.90)

What #A94DDB 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 #A94DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.14Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.57Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.56Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.63Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.98Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 18.4

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

#A94DDB Channel Values

How #A94DDB 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 77 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 66% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A94DDB 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A94DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A94DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A94DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A94DDB
Complementary
#7FDB4D
Analogous
#624DDB
Analogous
#DB4DC5
Triadic
#DBA94D
Triadic
#4DDBA9
Split comp.
#C5DB4D
Split comp.
#4DDB62

Tints & Shades of #A94DDB

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

#B567E0
#C07CE4
#CC95E9
#D8AFEF
#E4C8F4
#EFDDF8

Shades

#992BD4
#8325B6
#6B1E94
#521772
#3A1050
#250A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A94DDB.

How #A94DDB 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#A94DDB
Protanopia#6565DB
Protanomaly#855CDB
Deuteranopia#7676DA
Deuteranomaly#8D68DA
Tritanopia#986D6D
Tritanomaly#9F62A5
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A94DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a94ddb: #A94DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A94DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a94ddb': '#A94DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.302, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_a94ddb">#A94DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A94DDB"

More Purple Colors

#A94DDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A94DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A94DDB?

#A94DDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(169, 77, 219) in RGB and hsl(279, 66%, 58%) 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 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #A94DDB?

#A94DDB is rgb(169, 77, 219) — red 169, green 77, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A94DDB?

#A94DDB converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A94DDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A94DDB scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A94DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A94DDB 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 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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