Close to Blue Violet
#A045EC
#A045EC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Blue Violet. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 27.1% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 273°, with 81% saturation and 60% 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 #A045EC.
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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4.61:1 AABlack text on this color
4.56:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.61:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.56:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A045EC as they’d see it.
#A045EC 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 #A045EC
What color is #A045EC?
#A045EC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Blue Violet. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 27.1% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 273°, with 81% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A045EC in RGB?
#A045EC is rgb(160, 69, 236): 160 red, 69 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A045EC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(32, 71, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A045EC?
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 #A045EC?
Its complement #408500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.