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#a95dbb

a balanced, soft violet · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
169, 93, 187
HSL
289°, 41%, 55%
CMYK
10, 50, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1985

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #a95dbb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#a95dbb
Hue
289°
violet
Saturation
41%
soft
Lightness
55%
balanced
Brightness
73%
HSV value
Perceived
52%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1985
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
4.97:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue289° of 360°
Saturation41%
Lightness55%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#a95dbb
RGBrgb(169, 93, 187)
HSLhsl(289, 41%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 50%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(51.7 45.9 -36.9)
LCHlch(51.7 58.9 321.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.602 0.158 319.7)
Decimal11099579
Display P3color(display-p3 0.663 0.365 0.733)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a95dbb;
background-color: #a95dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a95dbb] bg-[#a95dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a95dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.663, green: 0.365, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a95dbb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFA95DBB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(187, 93, 169)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #a95dbb · 4.97:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.23:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.97:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #a95dbb as text scores 4.23:1 on white and 4.97:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a95dbb on white: 4.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a95dbb on black: 4.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4D76BE
deuteranopia · #647EB8
tritanopia · #AA6A83

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #a95dbb is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F5FA
#F3EBF5
#E5D2EA
#D5B0DE
#C088CD
#a95dbb
#9948AC
#803C90
#663073
#4B2654
#2F1835
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F9F5FADarkest = 950 · #2F1835
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F5FA;
  --brand-100: #F3EBF5;
  --brand-200: #E5D2EA;
  --brand-300: #D5B0DE;
  --brand-400: #C088CD;
  --brand-500: #a95dbb;
  --brand-600: #9948AC;
  --brand-700: #803C90;
  --brand-800: #663073;
  --brand-900: #4B2654;
  --brand-950: #2F1835;
  --brand: #a95dbb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #a95dbb

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E0C6E7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8C4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#619438
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#50265A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5EDF7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#211424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #a95dbb

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6FBB5D
Analogous left#7A5DBB
Analogous right#BB5D9E
Split-complement 1#9EBB5D
Split-complement 2#5DBB7A
Triadic 1#BBA95D
Triadic 2#5DBBA9
Tetradic#BB7A5D

RGB percentages

Red66.3%
Green36.5%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.6%
Magenta50.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#a95dbb text on a black background

contrast 4.97:1

Card sample

#a95dbb text on a white background

contrast 4.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a95dbb;
Background color
Panel with #a95dbb background
background-color: #a95dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a95dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(169, 93, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(169, 93, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a95dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a95dbb, #BB5D8E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a95dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#a95dbb in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#a95dbb, answered

What color is #a95dbb?

#a95dbb is a balanced soft violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 289° on the hue wheel with 41% saturation and 55% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #a95dbb?

rgb(169, 93, 187) — 169 red, 93 green and 187 blue out of 255, or 66.3% / 36.5% / 73.3% by channel.

Is #a95dbb a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.1985 and perceived brightness is 52%, so black text on it reaches 4.97:1.

Should I use black or white text on #a95dbb?

Black. It scores 4.97:1 against #a95dbb, versus 4.23:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #a95dbb?

#6FBB5D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #9EBB5D and #5DBB7A, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #a95dbb?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E0C6E7 for borders, #8C4B9B for secondary text, #619438 as an accent and #50265A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #7A5DBB and #BB5D9E stays calm, while #6FBB5D is the loudest partner.

What is #a95dbb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(10%, 50%, 0%, 27%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #a95dbb warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #BB5DAB; nudged cooler, #865BBD.

Work with #a95dbb in the Color Lab