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#A01AC4 — Purple

#A01AC4 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #A01AC4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A01AC4 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3FC71A; it also sits naturally between #4B1AC7 and #C71A96. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A01AC4 · RGB 160, 26, 196

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Color values

HEX#A01AC4
RGB160, 26, 196
HSL287°, 77%, 44%
HSV287°, 87%, 77%
CMYK18%, 87%, 0%, 23%
XYZ24.83, 12.20, 53.27
Yxy12.20, 0.2750, 0.1351
CIE-Lab41.53, 71.66, -58.41
Hunter Lab34.93, 68.73, -70.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 10% · Blue 77%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #A01AC4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A01AC4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A01AC4

.text { color: #A01AC4; }
.background { background-color: #A01AC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A01AC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 26, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 77%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A01AC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 26, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A01AC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 26, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A01AC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A01AC4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A01AC4

#9317B5#8415A2#751390#67107E#580E6C#490C5A#3B0948#2C0736#1D0524#0F0212

Tints of #A01AC4

#B31DDD#BD2FE4#C64AE8#CD61EA#D478ED#DB8EF0#E2A5F3#EBC0F7#F2D6FA#F9EDFD

Tones of #A01AC4

#9A26BA#9332AE#8C3FA2#854B95#7E5889#77647D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FC71A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.11:1 AA
Against black text3.44:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A01AC4: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A01AC4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A01AC4: ·

How #A01AC4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #66659BDeuteranopia · #6E7891Tritanopia · #997A73

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A01AC4 rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Hidden Ruby Lagoon
#5491DC · #2A31CE · #8B5DD9 · #9F24C2
Golden Ruby Marble
#4DC121 · #8EE771 · #9A22C8 · #DCB1EC
Serene Ruby Whisper
#1B8F79 · #A825C7 · #E0C658 · #D4F2F1
Scarlet Ruby Drift
#921EC1 · #D777EA · #6CE13D · #CEF0BB
Cosmic Ruby Twilight
#921DC8 · #EC5BE0 · #E74A9B · #F37382

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A613C4#9F24C2#9A22C8#A825C7#921EC1#921DC8#A011B8#9A1FB7#9120C7#AF16CA#A229BD#A412D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A01AC3  ·  #A01AC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A01AC4?

#A01AC4 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 26, 196). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A01AC4?

#A01AC4 is RGB 160, 26, 196 — HSL 287°, 77%, 44% — CMYK 18%, 87%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #A01AC4?

Its complement is #3FC71A; analogous partners are #4B1AC7 and #C71A96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A01AC4 for text?

White text on #A01AC4 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.