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#A44BEC Color

#A44BEC is rgb(164, 75, 236) in RGB, hsl(273, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 68%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A44BEC
HEX#A44BEC
RGBrgb(164, 75, 236)
HSLhsl(273, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(273, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 68%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.233 305.8)
LABlab(49.96% 57.82 -67.21)
LCHlch(49.96% 88.66 310.71)

What #A44BEC 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 #A44BEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.58Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 9.95Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.42French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.97Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.1Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 17.32

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

#A44BEC Channel Values

How #A44BEC 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 75 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A44BEC 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 text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A44BEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A44BEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A44BEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A44BEC
Complementary
#93EC4B
Analogous
#534BEC
Analogous
#EC4BE4
Triadic
#ECA44B
Triadic
#4BECA4
Split comp.
#E4EC4B
Split comp.
#4BEC53

Tints & Shades of #A44BEC

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

#AF62EF
#BD7EF1
#C995F4
#D5ACF6
#E1C3F9
#EFDFFC

Shades

#9126E8
#7C16D0
#6612AB
#4D0E81
#370A5C
#210637

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A44BEC.

How #A44BEC 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#A44BEC
Protanopia#6262EC
Protanomaly#825AEC
Deuteranopia#7272EB
Deuteranomaly#8965EB
Tritanopia#8F7272
Tritanomaly#9864B0
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A44BEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a44bec: #A44BEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A44BEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a44bec': '#A44BEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.294, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_a44bec">#A44BEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A44BEC"

More Purple Colors

#A44BEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A44BEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A44BEC?

#A44BEC is a light purple — rgb(164, 75, 236) in RGB and hsl(273, 81%, 61%) 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 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #A44BEC?

#A44BEC is rgb(164, 75, 236) — red 164, green 75, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A44BEC?

#A44BEC converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 68%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A44BEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A44BEC scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A44BEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A44BEC 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 9.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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