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#A479BE Color

#A479BE is rgb(164, 121, 190) in RGB, hsl(277, 35%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 36%, 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A479BE
HEX#A479BE
RGBrgb(164, 121, 190)
HSLhsl(277, 35%, 61%)
HSVhsv(277, 36%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.111 312.1)
LABlab(57.16% 26.88 -29.84)
LCHlch(57.16% 40.16 312.00)

What #A479BE 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 #A479BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.08Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.36African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.73Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.74Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.26Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 13.64

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

#A479BE Channel Values

How #A479BE 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 121 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 35% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 36% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.47:1 vs white · 6.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A479BE 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A479BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A479BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A479BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A479BE
Complementary
#93BE79
Analogous
#8179BE
Analogous
#BE79B6
Triadic
#BEA479
Triadic
#79BEA4
Split comp.
#B6BE79
Split comp.
#79BE81

Tints & Shades of #A479BE

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

#AF8AC7
#BD9FD1
#C9B0D9
#D5C1E1
#E1D2E9
#EFE7F3

Shades

#915DB1
#7C4B9B
#663D7F
#4D2E60
#372145
#211429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A479BE.

How #A479BE 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#A479BE
Protanopia#8282BE
Protanomaly#917EBE
Deuteranopia#8989BD
Deuteranomaly#9583BE
Tritanopia#9B8484
Tritanomaly#9F809F
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #A479BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a479be: #A479BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A479BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a479be': '#A479BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.475, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a479be">#A479BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A479BE"

More Purple Colors

#A479BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A479BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A479BE?

#A479BE is a light purple — rgb(164, 121, 190) in RGB and hsl(277, 35%, 61%) 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #A479BE?

#A479BE is rgb(164, 121, 190) — red 164, green 121, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A479BE?

#A479BE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A479BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A479BE scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A479BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A479BE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.45, which is visibly different.

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