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#A375FF Color

#A375FF is rgb(163, 117, 255) in RGB, hsl(260, 100%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 54%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), visibly different at ΔE 10.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A375FF
HEX#A375FF
RGBrgb(163, 117, 255)
HSLhsl(260, 100%, 73%)
HSVhsv(260, 54%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 54%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.197 296)
LABlab(58.94% 40.74 -63.36)
LCHlch(58.94% 75.32 302.74)

What #A375FF 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 #A375FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10.77Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 12.1Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 16.24Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 18.02Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 18.73Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 18.75

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

#A375FF Channel Values

How #A375FF 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 117 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 100% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 54% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A375FF 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A375FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A375FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A375FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A375FF
Complementary
#D1FF75
Analogous
#758CFF
Analogous
#E875FF
Triadic
#FFA375
Triadic
#75FFA3
Split comp.
#FFE875
Split comp.
#8CFF75

Tints & Shades of #A375FF

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

#B18AFF
#BB99FF
#C9ADFF
#D3BDFF
#E0D1FF
#EBE0FF

Shades

#8142FF
#5F0FFF
#4900DB
#3A00AD
#29007A
#180047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A375FF.

How #A375FF 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#A375FF
Protanopia#7E7EFF
Protanomaly#8E7BFF
Deuteranopia#8686FE
Deuteranomaly#9380FF
Tritanopia#8C9191
Tritanomaly#9686C7
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A375FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a375ff: #A375FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A375FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a375ff': '#A375FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.459, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a375ff">#A375FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A375FF"

More Purple Colors

#A375FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A375FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A375FF?

#A375FF is a light purple — rgb(163, 117, 255) in RGB and hsl(260, 100%, 73%) 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 10.77.

What is the RGB value of #A375FF?

#A375FF is rgb(163, 117, 255) — red 163, green 117, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A375FF?

#A375FF converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 54%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A375FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A375FF scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A375FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A375FF 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 10.77, which is visibly different.

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