Palettes / Colors / #A930D5

#A930D5 — Purple

#A930D5 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 #A930D5 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.

#A930D5 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 #5CD530; it also sits naturally between #5630D5 and #D530AE. 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 66% · Green 19% · Blue 84%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A930D5

.text { color: #A930D5; }
.background { background-color: #A930D5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A930D5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 48, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 66%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A930D5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 48, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A930D5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 48, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A930D5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A930D5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A930D5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5CD530:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A930D5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A930D5

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 #A930D5 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 #A930D5 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

← #A930D4  ·  #A930D6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A930D5?

#A930D5 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 169, 48, 213). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A930D5?

#A930D5 is RGB 169, 48, 213 — HSL 284°, 66%, 51% — CMYK 21%, 77%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #A930D5?

Its complement is #5CD530; analogous partners are #5630D5 and #D530AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A930D5 for text?

White text on #A930D5 has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.07:1.