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#A374BE Color

#A374BE is rgb(163, 116, 190) in RGB, hsl(278, 36%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A374BE
HEX#A374BE
RGBrgb(163, 116, 190)
HSLhsl(278, 36%, 60%)
HSVhsv(278, 39%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.119 312.5)
LABlab(55.88% 29.23 -31.83)
LCHlch(55.88% 43.21 312.55)

What #A374BE 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 #A374BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.63Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.91Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.46Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.57African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.59Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.38

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

#A374BE Channel Values

How #A374BE 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 116 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 36% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 39% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.62:1 vs white · 5.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A374BE 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 text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A374BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A374BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A374BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A374BE
Complementary
#8FBE74
Analogous
#7E74BE
Analogous
#BE74B4
Triadic
#BEA374
Triadic
#74BEA3
Split comp.
#B4BE74
Split comp.
#74BE7E

Tints & Shades of #A374BE

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

#AE86C6
#BC9AD0
#C8ACD8
#D6C1E2
#E1D2EA
#EFE7F4

Shades

#9059B1
#7B4899
#653B7D
#4E2E61
#382145
#22142A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A374BE.

How #A374BE 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#A374BE
Protanopia#7E7EBE
Protanomaly#8E7ABE
Deuteranopia#8686BD
Deuteranomaly#927FBD
Tritanopia#9A8080
Tritanomaly#9E7C9D
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A374BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a374be: #A374BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A374BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a374be': '#A374BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.455, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a374be">#A374BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A374BE"

More Purple Colors

#A374BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A374BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A374BE?

#A374BE is a light purple — rgb(163, 116, 190) in RGB and hsl(278, 36%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #A374BE?

#A374BE is rgb(163, 116, 190) — red 163, green 116, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A374BE?

#A374BE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A374BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A374BE scores 3.62:1 against white and 5.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A374BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A374BE 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 19.01, which is visibly different.

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