Close to Dark Orchid
#A830DC
#A830DC is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 18.8% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 282°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A830DC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A830DC as they’d see it.
#A830DC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A830DC
What color is #A830DC?
#A830DC is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 18.8% green, and 86.3% blue. Its hue is 282°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A830DC in RGB?
#A830DC is rgb(168, 48, 220): 168 red, 48 green, and 220 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A830DC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 78, 0, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A830DC?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A830DC?
Its complement #277F00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.