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#A910CC — Vivid Purple

#A910CC is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #A910CC 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.

#A910CC 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 #33CB10; it also sits naturally between #4B10CB and #CB1090. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A910CC · RGB 169, 16, 204

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Color values

HEX#A910CC
RGB169, 16, 204
HSL289°, 85%, 43%
HSV289°, 92%, 80%
CMYK17%, 92%, 0%, 20%
XYZ27.45, 13.17, 58.22
Yxy13.17, 0.2777, 0.1332
CIE-Lab43.01, 76.13, -60.59
Hunter Lab36.28, 74.63, -74.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 6% · Blue 80%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A910CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A910CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A910CC

.text { color: #A910CC; }
.background { background-color: #A910CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A910CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 16, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 85%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A910CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 16, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A910CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 16, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A910CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A910CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A910CC

#990FB8#890DA5#7A0C92#6A0A7F#5E0971#4E085E#3F064B#2F0539#1F0326#100213

Tints of #A910CC

#BC12E2#C926ED#CF3EEF#D555F1#DC71F4#E289F5#E7A1F7#EDB8F9#F4D5FC#FAECFD

Tones of #A910CC

#A01EBE#982BB1#9038A3#874695#7E5388#76607B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #33CB10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.78:1 AA
Against black text3.63:1 AA large only

Best text color on #A910CC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A910CC

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 #A910CC: ·

How #A910CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #67659FDeuteranopia · #707B94Tritanopia · #A17B73

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A910CC rather than the exact color:

Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Lucky Ruby Monsoon
#E5ABF2 · #D577E9 · #B11FD1 · #811B97
Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B

Similar colors

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

#AF16CA#A613C4#A412D4#B715CE#B11FD1#B115B9#B121C2#A825C7#A01FD9#A011B8#9A22C8#A827D4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A910CB  ·  #A910CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A910CC?

#A910CC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 16, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A910CC?

#A910CC is RGB 169, 16, 204 — HSL 289°, 85%, 43% — CMYK 17%, 92%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A910CC?

Its complement is #33CB10; analogous partners are #4B10CB and #CB1090. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A910CC for text?

White text on #A910CC has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.