Palettes / Colors / #A362EA

#A362EA — Purple

#A362EA 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 #A362EA 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.

#A362EA 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 #A8EA62; it also sits naturally between #6264EA and #E762EA. 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 38% · Blue 92%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A362EA

.text { color: #A362EA; }
.background { background-color: #A362EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A362EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 98, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 76%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A362EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 98, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A362EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 98, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A362EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A362EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A362EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8EA62:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A362EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A362EA

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 #A362EA 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 #A362EA 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 #A362EA?

#A362EA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 163, 98, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A362EA?

#A362EA is RGB 163, 98, 234 — HSL 269°, 76%, 65% — CMYK 30%, 58%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A362EA?

Its complement is #A8EA62; analogous partners are #6264EA and #E762EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A362EA for text?

Black text on #A362EA has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.82:1.