#A178C4 Color

#A178C4 is rgb(161, 120, 196) in RGB and hsl(272, 39%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A178C4

HEX#A178C4

RGBrgb(161, 120, 196)

HSLhsl(272, 39%, 62%)

HSVhsv(272, 39%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.119 308.2)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A178C4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A178C4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A178C4 Complementary#9CC478 Analogous#7B78C4 Analogous#C478C1 Triadic#C4A178 Triadic#78C4A1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A178C4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AD8ACC #B99CD3 #C6ADDB #D5C3E5 #E1D4EC #EEE6F4

Shades

#8D5CB7 #7646A0 #613A83 #4C2D67 #37214A #1F132B

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