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#A47CC5 Color

#A47CC5 is rgb(164, 124, 197) in RGB, hsl(273, 39%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 23%) 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 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A47CC5
HEX#A47CC5
RGBrgb(164, 124, 197)
HSLhsl(273, 39%, 63%)
HSVhsv(273, 37%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.114 308.7)
LABlab(58.13% 26.44 -32.32)
LCHlch(58.13% 41.76 309.28)

What #A47CC5 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 #A47CC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.06Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.95Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.13Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.7African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.5Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.88

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

#A47CC5 Channel Values

How #A47CC5 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 124 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 39% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 37% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A47CC5 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A47CC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A47CC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A47CC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A47CC5
Complementary
#9DC57C
Analogous
#807CC5
Analogous
#C57CC2
Triadic
#C5A47C
Triadic
#7CC5A4
Split comp.
#C2C57C
Split comp.
#7CC580

Tints & Shades of #A47CC5

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

#B18ECD
#BD9FD5
#C9B1DD
#D5C3E5
#E2D4EC
#EEE6F4

Shades

#915FB9
#7A48A3
#653B87
#4D2D67
#38214A
#20132B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A47CC5.

How #A47CC5 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#A47CC5
Protanopia#8484C5
Protanomaly#9281C5
Deuteranopia#8B8BC4
Deuteranomaly#9685C5
Tritanopia#9B8888
Tritanomaly#9E83A4
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A47CC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a47cc5: #A47CC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A47CC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a47cc5': '#A47CC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.486, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_a47cc5">#A47CC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#A47CC5"

More Purple Colors

#A47CC5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A47CC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A47CC5?

#A47CC5 is a light purple — rgb(164, 124, 197) in RGB and hsl(273, 39%, 63%) 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 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #A47CC5?

#A47CC5 is rgb(164, 124, 197) — red 164, green 124, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A47CC5?

#A47CC5 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 37%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A47CC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A47CC5 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A47CC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A47CC5 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 18.97, which is visibly different.

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