Palettes / Colors / #A161EA

#A161EA — Purple

#A161EA 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 #A161EA 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.

#A161EA 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 #AAEA61; it also sits naturally between #6166EA and #E661EA. 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 92%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A161EA

.text { color: #A161EA; }
.background { background-color: #A161EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A161EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 97, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 77%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A161EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 97, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A161EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 97, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A161EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A161EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A161EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAEA61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A161EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A161EA

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 #A161EA 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 #A161EA 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 #A161EA?

#A161EA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 161, 97, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A161EA?

#A161EA is RGB 161, 97, 234 — HSL 268°, 77%, 65% — CMYK 31%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A161EA?

Its complement is #AAEA61; analogous partners are #6166EA and #E661EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A161EA for text?

Black text on #A161EA has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.