Palettes / Colors / #A033DA

#A033DA — Purple

#A033DA 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 #A033DA 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.

#A033DA 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 #6EDA34; it also sits naturally between #4D34DA and #DA34C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 20% · Blue 85%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A033DA

.text { color: #A033DA; }
.background { background-color: #A033DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A033DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 51, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 69%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A033DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 51, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A033DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 51, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A033DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A033DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A033DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EDA34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A033DA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A033DA

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:

How #A033DA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A033DA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A033DA?

#A033DA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 51, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A033DA?

#A033DA is RGB 160, 51, 218 — HSL 279°, 69%, 53% — CMYK 27%, 77%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #A033DA?

Its complement is #6EDA34; analogous partners are #4D34DA and #DA34C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A033DA for text?

White text on #A033DA has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.98:1.