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#A47EC8 Color

#A47EC8 is rgb(164, 126, 200) in RGB, hsl(271, 40%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 22%) 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 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A47EC8
HEX#A47EC8
RGBrgb(164, 126, 200)
HSLhsl(271, 40%, 64%)
HSVhsv(271, 37%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.114 307.1)
LABlab(58.71% 25.88 -33.11)
LCHlch(58.71% 42.02 308.01)

What #A47EC8 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 #A47EC8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.41Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.7Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 8.67Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.93African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.06Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.65

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

#A47EC8 Channel Values

How #A47EC8 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 126 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 40% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 37% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A47EC8 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A47EC8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A47EC8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A47EC8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A47EC8
Complementary
#A2C87E
Analogous
#807EC8
Analogous
#C87EC7
Triadic
#C8A47E
Triadic
#7EC8A4
Split comp.
#C7C87E
Split comp.
#7EC880

Tints & Shades of #A47EC8

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

#B190D0
#BEA2D7
#CAB4DF
#D4C2E5
#E1D4ED
#EDE6F4

Shades

#8E5EBA
#7948A8
#623A88
#4E2E6B
#36204B
#22142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A47EC8.

How #A47EC8 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#A47EC8
Protanopia#8585C8
Protanomaly#9383C8
Deuteranopia#8C8CC7
Deuteranomaly#9687C8
Tritanopia#9A8A8A
Tritanomaly#9E86A7
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A47EC8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a47ec8: #A47EC8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A47EC8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a47ec8': '#A47EC8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.494, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_a47ec8">#A47EC8</color>
SVG fillfill="#A47EC8"

More Purple Colors

#A47EC8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A47EC8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A47EC8?

#A47EC8 is a light purple — rgb(164, 126, 200) in RGB and hsl(271, 40%, 64%) 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 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #A47EC8?

#A47EC8 is rgb(164, 126, 200) — red 164, green 126, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A47EC8?

#A47EC8 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A47EC8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A47EC8 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A47EC8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A47EC8 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 18.94, which is visibly different.

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