Palettes / Colors / #A455DE

#A455DE — Purple

#A455DE is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#A455DE 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 #8EDD55; it also sits naturally between #6055DD and #DD55D2. 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 33% · Blue 87%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #A455DE

.text { color: #A455DE; }
.background { background-color: #A455DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A455DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 85, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 67%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A455DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 85, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A455DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 85, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A455DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A455DE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EDD55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A455DE: #000000.

How #A455DE 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 #A455DE

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 #A455DE?

#A455DE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 85, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A455DE?

#A455DE is RGB 164, 85, 222 — HSL 275°, 67%, 60% — CMYK 26%, 62%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A455DE?

Its complement is #8EDD55; analogous partners are #6055DD and #DD55D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A455DE for text?

Black text on #A455DE has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.26:1.