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#A135CE — Purple

#A135CE 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 #A135CE 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.

#A135CE 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 #64CE36; it also sits naturally between #5436CE and #CE36B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A135CE · RGB 161, 53, 206

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Color values

HEX#A135CE
RGB161, 53, 206
HSL282°, 61%, 51%
HSV282°, 74%, 81%
CMYK22%, 74%, 0%, 19%
XYZ27.11, 14.58, 59.78
Yxy14.58, 0.2672, 0.1437
CIE-Lab45.05, 65.98, -58.50
Hunter Lab38.18, 62.95, -70.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 21% · Blue 81%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A135CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A135CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A135CE

.text { color: #A135CE; }
.background { background-color: #A135CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A135CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 53, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 61%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A135CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 53, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A135CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 53, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A135CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A135CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A135CE

#922EBD#852AAC#752598#662083#591C73#49175E#39124A#290D35#1D0925#0D0410

Tints of #A135CE

#AA4AD3#B25BD7#BC6FDC#C380E0#CD94E5#D5A5E9#DEB9EE#E6CAF2#F0DEF7#F7EFFB

Tones of #A135CE

#9C41C3#984BB9#9456AE#8F62A3#8B6D97#87778D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64CE36:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.36:1 AA
Against black text3.92:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A135CE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A135CE

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 #A135CE: ·

How #A135CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7271A9Deuteranopia · #7981A0Tritanopia · #9C8C85

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:

Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EAMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A135CE rather than the exact color:

Tender Meadow
#3E278D · #A437C6 · #D978BC · #E7A8B2
Frozen Ruby Harbor
#25BEC6 · #173E79 · #271580 · #A73BD1
Wild Ruby Opal
#3D1E6C · #A937CA · #5B2253 · #8D305D
Vintage Ruby Monsoon
#2D257B · #9C3AC8 · #A1267D · #80222C
Hidden Ruby Harbor
#C06ADD · #A52CCE · #9225B6 · #3F134D
Velvet Whisper
#7789D1 · #6B48D5 · #A63CD4 · #DB66CA

Similar colors

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

#A437C6#A73BD1#A937CA#9C3AC8#A52CCE#A63CD4#9C2DD3#9B2BCF#A72FC4#AC3BD3#AB3FD0#9A30C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A135CD  ·  #A135CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A135CE?

#A135CE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 53, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A135CE?

#A135CE is RGB 161, 53, 206 — HSL 282°, 61%, 51% — CMYK 22%, 74%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A135CE?

Its complement is #64CE36; analogous partners are #5436CE and #CE36B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A135CE for text?

White text on #A135CE has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.