Ugly Purple Color
Ugly Purple is a pink color with hex code #A442A0. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with ugly purple, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Ugly Purple Color Values
What Does Ugly Purple Mean?
Ugly Purple belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Ugly Purple sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Ugly Purple is classified as a purple (nearest centroid: vivid purple, #9A4EAE). It is also known as Aged Purple.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Ugly Purple
Ugly Purple and #41A445 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #7641A4 and #A4416F, which sit beside ugly purple on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair ugly purple with triadic partners #A1A441 and #41A1A4. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Medium Purple —
#9E43A2(Delta E 3) - Warm Purple —
#952E8F(Delta E 7) - Navy Purple —
#9C51B6(Delta E 10) - Purply —
#983FB2(Delta E 13) - Pinky Purple —
#C94CBE(Delta E 14)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A442A0; }
.background { background-color: #A442A0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A442A0; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A442A040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for ugly purple?
Ugly Purple has the hex code #A442A0. In RGB notation it is rgb(164, 66, 160), in HSL it is hsl(302, 43%, 45%), and its OKLCH value is 0.545, 0.172, 329.2.
What does the color ugly purple mean?
Pink-family colors like ugly purple carry distinct psychological associations. Ugly Purple belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Ugly Purple sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with ugly purple?
Ugly Purple has three easy routes: its complement #41A445 for punch, its neighbors #7641A4 and #A4416F for something calmer, or triadic partners #A1A441 and #41A1A4 when you want energy.
Is ugly purple a standard web color?
No — Ugly Purple is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A442A0 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make ugly purple lighter or darker?
To lighten ugly purple, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F2DEF1 (lightest tint) to #1D0C1D (darkest shade).
About Ugly Purple
Ugly Purple is classified as a Purple in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Aged Purple. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A442A0 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.