Palettes / Colors / #A044DD

#A044DD — Purple

#A044DD 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 #A044DD 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.

#A044DD 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 #82DD46; it also sits naturally between #5546DD and #DD46CE. 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 27% · Blue 87%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A044DD

.text { color: #A044DD; }
.background { background-color: #A044DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A044DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 68, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 69%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A044DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 68, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A044DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 68, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A044DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A044DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A044DD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82DD46:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A044DD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A044DD

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 #A044DD 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 #A044DD 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 #A044DD?

#A044DD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 68, 221). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A044DD?

#A044DD is RGB 160, 68, 221 — HSL 276°, 69%, 57% — CMYK 28%, 69%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A044DD?

Its complement is #82DD46; analogous partners are #5546DD and #DD46CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A044DD for text?

White text on #A044DD has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.37:1.