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#A447E6 Color

#A447E6 is rgb(164, 71, 230) in RGB, hsl(275, 76%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 69%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A447E6
HEX#A447E6
RGBrgb(164, 71, 230)
HSLhsl(275, 76%, 59%)
HSVhsv(275, 69%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 69%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.232 307.5)
LABlab(48.97% 58.50 -65.43)
LCHlch(48.97% 87.77 311.80)

What #A447E6 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 #A447E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.95Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.36Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.84Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.48French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.45Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.73

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

#A447E6 Channel Values

How #A447E6 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 164 · G 71 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 76% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 69% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.54:1 vs white · 4.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A447E6 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.

TextWhite text4.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A447E6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A447E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A447E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A447E6
Complementary
#89E647
Analogous
#5447E6
Analogous
#E647D9
Triadic
#E6A447
Triadic
#47E6A4
Split comp.
#D9E647
Split comp.
#47E654

Tints & Shades of #A447E6

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

#B162EA
#BC78ED
#CA93F0
#D5AAF3
#E2C5F7
#EDDBFA

Shades

#9223E1
#7C1AC1
#65159D
#50117E
#390C5A
#220736

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A447E6.

How #A447E6 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#A447E6
Protanopia#5F5FE6
Protanomaly#8157E6
Deuteranopia#7171E5
Deuteranomaly#8863E5
Tritanopia#906E6E
Tritanomaly#9860AB
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A447E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a447e6: #A447E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A447E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a447e6': '#A447E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.278, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_a447e6">#A447E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A447E6"

More Purple Colors

#A447E6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A447E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A447E6?

#A447E6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(164, 71, 230) in RGB and hsl(275, 76%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #A447E6?

#A447E6 is rgb(164, 71, 230) — red 164, green 71, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A447E6?

#A447E6 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 69%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A447E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A447E6 scores 4.54:1 against white and 4.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A447E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A447E6 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 7.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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