Palettes / Colors / #A06EE1

#A06EE1 — Light Purple

#A06EE1 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#A06EE1 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 #B0E26F; it also sits naturally between #6F77E2 and #DA6FE2. 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 43% · Blue 88%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #A06EE1

.text { color: #A06EE1; }
.background { background-color: #A06EE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A06EE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 110, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 66%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A06EE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 110, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A06EE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 110, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A06EE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A06EE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A06EE1

Tints of #A06EE1

Tones of #A06EE1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0E26F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A06EE1: #000000.

How #A06EE1 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 #A06EE1

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A06EE0  ·  #A06EE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A06EE1?

#A06EE1 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 160, 110, 225). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A06EE1?

#A06EE1 is RGB 160, 110, 225 — HSL 266°, 66%, 66% — CMYK 29%, 51%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #A06EE1?

Its complement is #B0E26F; analogous partners are #6F77E2 and #DA6FE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A06EE1 for text?

Black text on #A06EE1 has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.