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#A34EE4 Color

#A34EE4 is rgb(163, 78, 228) in RGB, hsl(274, 74%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 66%, 0%, 11%) 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 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A34EE4
HEX#A34EE4
RGBrgb(163, 78, 228)
HSLhsl(274, 74%, 60%)
HSVhsv(274, 66%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 66%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(60% 0.221 306.9)
LABlab(49.87% 54.88 -62.86)
LCHlch(49.87% 83.45 311.12)

What #A34EE4 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 #A34EE4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 7.62Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.97Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.8Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 17.68Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.48Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 18.57

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

#A34EE4 Channel Values

How #A34EE4 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 78 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 74% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 66% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A34EE4 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 text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A34EE4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A34EE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A34EE4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A34EE4
Complementary
#8FE44E
Analogous
#584EE4
Analogous
#E44EDA
Triadic
#E4A34E
Triadic
#4EE4A3
Split comp.
#DAE44E
Split comp.
#4EE458

Tints & Shades of #A34EE4

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

#AF64E8
#BC7EEC
#C895EF
#D6AFF3
#E1C5F6
#EFE0FA

Shades

#912ADF
#7B1DC3
#6518A0
#4E137C
#380D59
#220835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A34EE4.

How #A34EE4 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#A34EE4
Protanopia#6363E4
Protanomaly#825CE4
Deuteranopia#7373E3
Deuteranomaly#8966E3
Tritanopia#907171
Tritanomaly#9865AB
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A34EE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a34ee4: #A34EE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A34EE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a34ee4': '#A34EE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.306, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_a34ee4">#A34EE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#A34EE4"

More Purple Colors

#A34EE4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A34EE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A34EE4?

#A34EE4 is a light purple — rgb(163, 78, 228) in RGB and hsl(274, 74%, 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 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #A34EE4?

#A34EE4 is rgb(163, 78, 228) — red 163, green 78, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A34EE4?

#A34EE4 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 66%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A34EE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A34EE4 scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A34EE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A34EE4 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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