Palettes / Colors / #A22BDA

#A22BDA — Purple

#A22BDA 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 #A22BDA 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.

#A22BDA 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 #62DA2B; it also sits naturally between #4B2BDA and #DA2BB9. 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 64% · Green 17% · Blue 85%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A22BDA

.text { color: #A22BDA; }
.background { background-color: #A22BDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A22BDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 43, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 70%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A22BDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 43, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A22BDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 43, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A22BDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A22BDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A22BDA

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Tones of #A22BDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #62DA2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A22BDA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A22BDA

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 #A22BDA 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 #A22BDA 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

← #A22BD9  ·  #A22BDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A22BDA?

#A22BDA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 162, 43, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A22BDA?

#A22BDA is RGB 162, 43, 218 — HSL 281°, 70%, 51% — CMYK 26%, 80%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #A22BDA?

Its complement is #62DA2B; analogous partners are #4B2BDA and #DA2BB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A22BDA for text?

White text on #A22BDA has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.