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#A135CA — Purple

#A135CA 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 #A135CA 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.

#A135CA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5FC936; it also sits naturally between #5636C9 and #C936A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A135CA · RGB 161, 53, 202

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Color values

HEX#A135CA
RGB161, 53, 202
HSL283°, 58%, 50%
HSV283°, 74%, 79%
CMYK20%, 74%, 0%, 21%
XYZ26.63, 14.39, 57.25
Yxy14.39, 0.2710, 0.1464
CIE-Lab44.78, 65.18, -56.63
Hunter Lab37.93, 61.94, -67.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 21% · Blue 79%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A135CA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A135CA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A135CA

.text { color: #A135CA; }
.background { background-color: #A135CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A135CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 53, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 58%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A135CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 53, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A135CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 53, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A135CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A135CA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A135CA

#9030B5#832CA5#732791#662281#561D6D#461859#391349#290E34#1D0A24#0D0410

Tints of #A135CA

#A94ACF#B15AD3#BA6ED8#C27EDD#CB92E2#D5A6E7#DDB6EC#E6CBF1#EEDBF5#F7EFFB

Tones of #A135CA

#9B40BF#964BB4#9255AA#8D609F#896A95#84758A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FC936:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.42:1 AA
Against black text3.88:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A135CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A135CA

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 #A135CA: ·

How #A135CA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7271A6Deuteranopia · #79819DTritanopia · #9C8983

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 purple 600 · #9333EATailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A135CA rather than the exact color:

Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2
Vintage Ruby Monsoon
#2D257B · #9C3AC8 · #A1267D · #80222C
Wild Ruby Opal
#3D1E6C · #A937CA · #5B2253 · #8D305D
Tranquil Voyage
#2CB89D · #A72FC4 · #C7A92F · #D5F0EA
Hidden Ruby Harbor
#C06ADD · #A52CCE · #9225B6 · #3F134D
Frozen Ruby Harbor
#25BEC6 · #173E79 · #271580 · #A73BD1

Similar colors

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

#A437C6#9C3AC8#A937CA#A72FC4#A52CCE#A73BD1#9A30C2#9B2BCF#9C2DD3#A63CD4#A632BE#A930C0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A135C9  ·  #A135CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A135CA?

#A135CA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 53, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A135CA?

#A135CA is RGB 161, 53, 202 — HSL 283°, 58%, 50% — CMYK 20%, 74%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A135CA?

Its complement is #5FC936; analogous partners are #5636C9 and #C936A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A135CA for text?

White text on #A135CA has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.88:1.