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#A360EB — Vivid Purple

#A360EB is a purple color we call Vivid 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 #A360EB 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.

#A360EB 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 #A8EB60; it also sits naturally between #6062EB and #E960EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A360EB · RGB 163, 96, 235

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Color values

HEX#A360EB
RGB163, 96, 235
HSL269°, 78%, 65%
HSV269°, 59%, 92%
CMYK31%, 59%, 0%, 8%
XYZ34.28, 22.15, 81.07
Yxy22.15, 0.2493, 0.1611
CIE-Lab54.19, 53.39, -60.26
Hunter Lab47.06, 50.97, -74.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · 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

Sample text in #A360EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A360EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A360EB

.text { color: #A360EB; }
.background { background-color: #A360EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A360EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 96, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 78%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A360EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 96, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A360EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 96, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A360EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A360EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A360EB

#9445E8#842AE5#751AD5#6617BA#57149F#46107F#370C64#280949#19062D#0A0212

Tints of #A360EB

#AB6EED#B37BEF#BB89F0#C397F2#CDA9F4#D5B6F6#DDC4F8#E5D2F9#EDDFFB#F5EDFD

Tones of #A360EB

#A46AE2#A474D8#A47ECE#A588C3#A592B9#A59CB0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8EB60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.87:1 AA large only
Against black text5.43:1 AA

Best text color on #A360EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A360EB

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 #A360EB: ·

How #A360EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8685C9Deuteranopia · #8A8FC1Tritanopia · #A0AFA9

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 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A360EB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Tempest
#A661E6 · #D22EDE · #EA3AAE · #CF224C
Velvet Mirage
#58D7EA · #175CC0 · #2F26E7 · #A85CF1
Tranquil Ruby Zephyr
#6BBA24 · #A6DF5A · #A15CE0 · #E0CAF1
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Scarlet Mosaic
#D0B5F2 · #9F6BE1 · #7E32DC · #6020B1
Modern Solace
#3F3ACC · #A455DE · #851877 · #DA537F

Similar colors

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

#A661E6#A85CF1#A15CE0#9B5DE0#9F6BE1#A455DE#A06EE1#9C55DF#B460E5#966EED#AA72EF#9D51DF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A360EA  ·  #A360EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A360EB?

#A360EB is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 163, 96, 235). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A360EB?

#A360EB is RGB 163, 96, 235 — HSL 269°, 78%, 65% — CMYK 31%, 59%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A360EB?

Its complement is #A8EB60; analogous partners are #6062EB and #E960EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A360EB for text?

Black text on #A360EB has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.87:1.