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#A47DF7 Color

#A47DF7 is rgb(164, 125, 247) in RGB, hsl(259, 88%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 49%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A47DF7
HEX#A47DF7
RGBrgb(164, 125, 247)
HSLhsl(259, 88%, 73%)
HSVhsv(259, 49%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 49%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.176 296.2)
LABlab(60.43% 35.19 -56.59)
LCHlch(60.43% 66.64 301.88)

What #A47DF7 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 #A47DF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 9.14Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.54Amethyst#9966CCΔE 13.68Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.09Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 16.47Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 16.66

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

#A47DF7 Channel Values

How #A47DF7 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 125 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 88% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 49% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A47DF7 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A47DF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A47DF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A47DF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A47DF7
Complementary
#D0F77E
Analogous
#7E94F7
Analogous
#E17EF7
Triadic
#F7A47E
Triadic
#7EF7A4
Split comp.
#F7E17E
Split comp.
#94F77E

Tints & Shades of #A47DF7

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

#B191F8
#BC9FF9
#C9B2FA
#D3C1FB
#E1D4FC
#EBE2FD

Shades

#824EF4
#601EF1
#4A0DCE
#3B0AA3
#290773
#180443

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A47DF7.

How #A47DF7 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#A47DF7
Protanopia#8585F7
Protanomaly#9282F7
Deuteranopia#8B8BF6
Deuteranomaly#9686F7
Tritanopia#909494
Tritanomaly#988BC4
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A47DF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a47df7: #A47DF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A47DF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a47df7': '#A47DF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.490, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_a47df7">#A47DF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#A47DF7"

More Purple Colors

#A47DF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A47DF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A47DF7?

#A47DF7 is a light purple — rgb(164, 125, 247) in RGB and hsl(259, 88%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.14.

What is the RGB value of #A47DF7?

#A47DF7 is rgb(164, 125, 247) — red 164, green 125, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A47DF7?

#A47DF7 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 49%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A47DF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A47DF7 scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A47DF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A47DF7 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.14, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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