Palettes / Colors / #A160CD

#A160CD — Muted Purple

#A160CD is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A160CD 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 #8CCD60; it also sits naturally between #6B60CD and #CD60C2. 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 38% · Blue 80%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A160CD

.text { color: #A160CD; }
.background { background-color: #A160CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A160CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 96, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A160CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 96, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A160CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 96, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A160CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A160CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CCD60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A160CD: #000000.

How #A160CD 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 #A160CD 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

← #A160CC  ·  #A160CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A160CD?

#A160CD is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 96, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A160CD?

#A160CD is RGB 161, 96, 205 — HSL 276°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 21%, 53%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A160CD?

Its complement is #8CCD60; analogous partners are #6B60CD and #CD60C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A160CD for text?

Black text on #A160CD has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.14:1.