Color swatch image showing Traffic Purple (#A03472) with RGB(160,52,114) values

Traffic Purple (#A03472) Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about Traffic Purple (#A03472) including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

Traffic Purple (#A03472) Color Information

Traffic Purple (#A03472) RGB value is (160, 52, 114). The hex color red value is 160, green is 52, and blue is 114. Its HSL format shows a hue of 326°, saturation of 51 percent, and lightness of 42 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 68 percent, 29 percent, 37 percent.

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Traffic Purple (#A03472) Color Meaning

Traffic Purple (#A03472) embodies creative sophistication, emotional richness, and expressive vibrancy. This medium magenta-purple shade encourages imagination, confidence, and social expressiveness. Traffic Purple (#A03472) psychologically fosters artistic thinking, emotional balance, and refined self-expression. Culturally, Traffic Purple (#A03472) is associated with luxury, creativity, and spiritual awareness in Western contexts. Eastern symbolism links it to intuition, transformation, and elevated energy. Fengshui uses this saturated tone to energize and inspire spaces, particularly studios, creative offices, or areas for contemplation and artistic activity. Spiritually, Traffic Purple (#A03472) resonates with the Crown and Heart Chakras, promoting creativity, emotional expression, and higher insight. Designers leverage this medium-dark shade in interiors, branding, and visual media to balance vivid impact with sophistication. Its depth ensures presence without overwhelming surrounding elements.

Color Conversion

Convert Traffic Purple (#A03472) across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#A03472
RGB
rgb(160, 52, 114)
HSL
hsl(326°, 51%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 68%, 29%, 37%)
HSV
hsv(326°, 68%, 63%)
XYZ
18.7625 11.1445 17.0818
Yxy
11.1445 0.3993 0.2372
Hunter Lab
33.3834 2.5357 -0.4868
CIE-Lab
39.8227 50.5148 -11.6207

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red160 / 255 (63%)
63%
Green52 / 255 (20%)
20%
Blue114 / 255 (45%)
45%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta68 / 100 (68%)
68%
Yellow29 / 100 (29%)
29%
Key (Black)37 / 100 (37%)
37%

Color Variations

Traffic Purple (#A03472) harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

Traffic Purple (#A03472) harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test Traffic Purple (#A03472) for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#A03472

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.50:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.50:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.50:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #A03472 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

Traffic Purple (#A03472)

protanopia

#717063

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #A03472;

Text Color

color: #A03472;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #A03472;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A0347240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #A03472;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #A03472 0%, #611f45 100%);

Traffic Purple (#A03472) Color FAQs

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