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#A956DC Color

#A956DC is rgb(169, 86, 220) in RGB, hsl(277, 66%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 61%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A956DC
HEX#A956DC
RGBrgb(169, 86, 220)
HSLhsl(277, 66%, 60%)
HSVhsv(277, 61%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 61%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.203 310.3)
LABlab(51.65% 51.38 -55.45)
LCHlch(51.65% 75.59 312.82)

What #A956DC 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 #A956DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.95Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 11.73Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.35Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.4Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.81Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 16.95

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

#A956DC Channel Values

How #A956DC 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 86 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 66% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 61% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A956DC 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 text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A956DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A956DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A956DC
Complementary
#89DC56
Analogous
#6556DC
Analogous
#DC56CD
Triadic
#DCA956
Triadic
#56DCA9
Split comp.
#CDDC56
Split comp.
#56DC65

Tints & Shades of #A956DC

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

#B36BE1
#C084E6
#CB99EA
#D8B3EF
#E3C8F4
#F0E1F9

Shades

#9734D5
#8126BA
#6A1F98
#521877
#3B1155
#230A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A956DC.

How #A956DC 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#A956DC
Protanopia#6A6ADC
Protanomaly#8863DC
Deuteranopia#7A7ADB
Deuteranomaly#8F6DDB
Tritanopia#997373
Tritanomaly#A069A8
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #A956DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a956dc: #A956DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A956DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a956dc': '#A956DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.337, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a956dc">#A956DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A956DC"

More Purple Colors

#A956DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A956DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A956DC?

#A956DC is a light purple — rgb(169, 86, 220) in RGB and hsl(277, 66%, 60%) 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 8.95.

What is the RGB value of #A956DC?

#A956DC is rgb(169, 86, 220) — red 169, green 86, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A956DC?

#A956DC converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 61%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A956DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A956DC scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A956DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A956DC 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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