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#A34BE7 Color

#A34BE7 is rgb(163, 75, 231) in RGB, hsl(274, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A34BE7
HEX#A34BE7
RGBrgb(163, 75, 231)
HSLhsl(274, 76%, 60%)
HSVhsv(274, 68%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.227 306.6)
LABlab(49.54% 56.72 -65.09)
LCHlch(49.54% 86.34 311.07)

What #A34BE7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A34BE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 8.62Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.69Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.07Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.11French Violet#8806CEΔE 17.99Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 18.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A34BE7 Channel Values

How #A34BE7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 75 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 76% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 68% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.45:1 vs white · 4.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A34BE7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A34BE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A34BE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A34BE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A34BE7
Complementary
#8FE74B
Analogous
#564BE7
Analogous
#E74BDC
Triadic
#E7A34B
Triadic
#4BE7A3
Split comp.
#DCE74B
Split comp.
#4BE756

Tints & Shades of #A34BE7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AF62EA
#BD7DED
#C893F0
#D6AEF4
#E1C5F7
#EFE0FB

Shades

#9128E2
#7C1BC5
#6516A2
#4F117E
#380C5A
#220736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A34BE7.

How #A34BE7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A34BE7
Protanopia#6161E7
Protanomaly#8159E7
Deuteranopia#7272E6
Deuteranomaly#8865E6
Tritanopia#8F7070
Tritanomaly#9763AD
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A34BE7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a34be7: #A34BE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A34BE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a34be7': '#A34BE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.294, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_a34be7">#A34BE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#A34BE7"

More Purple Colors

#A34BE7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A34BE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A34BE7?

#A34BE7 is a light purple — rgb(163, 75, 231) in RGB and hsl(274, 76%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.62.

What is the RGB value of #A34BE7?

#A34BE7 is rgb(163, 75, 231) — red 163, green 75, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A34BE7?

#A34BE7 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A34BE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A34BE7 scores 4.45:1 against white and 4.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A34BE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A34BE7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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