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#A374FB Color

#A374FB is rgb(163, 116, 251) in RGB, hsl(261, 94%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), visibly different at ΔE 10.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A374FB
HEX#A374FB
RGBrgb(163, 116, 251)
HSLhsl(261, 94%, 72%)
HSVhsv(261, 54%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.194 296.9)
LABlab(58.52% 40.46 -61.82)
LCHlch(58.52% 73.89 303.20)

What #A374FB 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 #A374FB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A374FB Channel Values

How #A374FB 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 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 94% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 54% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A374FB 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A374FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A374FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A374FB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A374FB.

How #A374FB 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#A374FB
Protanopia#7E7EFB
Protanomaly#8E7AFB
Deuteranopia#8686FA
Deuteranomaly#927FFB
Tritanopia#8D8F8F
Tritanomaly#9685C4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A374FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a374fb: #A374FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A374FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a374fb': '#A374FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.455, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_a374fb">#A374FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A374FB"

More Purple Colors

#A374FB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A374FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A374FB?

#A374FB is a light purple — rgb(163, 116, 251) in RGB and hsl(261, 94%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.86.

What is the RGB value of #A374FB?

#A374FB is rgb(163, 116, 251) — red 163, green 116, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A374FB?

#A374FB converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 54%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A374FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A374FB scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A374FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A374FB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.86, which is visibly different.

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