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#A507DF Color

#A507DF is rgb(165, 7, 223) in RGB, hsl(284, 94%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Violet (#9400D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A507DF
HEX#A507DF
RGBrgb(165, 7, 223)
HSLhsl(284, 94%, 45%)
HSVhsv(284, 97%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(55% 0.272 312.3)
LABlab(42.76% 74.03 -71.52)
LCHlch(42.76% 102.93 315.99)

What #A507DF 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 #A507DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 5.36Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 6.2Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 7.43French Violet#8806CEΔE 9.15Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.14Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.98

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

#A507DF Channel Values

How #A507DF 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 165 · G 7 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 94% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 97% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.68:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A507DF 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.

TextWhite text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A507DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A507DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A507DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A507DF
Complementary
#40DF07
Analogous
#3907DF
Analogous
#DF07AC
Triadic
#DFA507
Triadic
#07DFA5
Split comp.
#ACDF07
Split comp.
#07DF39

Tints & Shades of #A507DF

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

#BC16F8
#C639F9
#D161FA
#DB83FB
#E7ABFC
#F1CEFD

Shades

#8F06C1
#7905A3
#630486
#51036D
#3B024F
#250231

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A507DF.

How #A507DF 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#A507DF
Protanopia#4949DF
Protanomaly#7939DF
Deuteranopia#6363DE
Deuteranomaly#834EDE
Tritanopia#915757
Tritanomaly#9944A0
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A507DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a507df: #A507DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A507DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a507df': '#A507DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.027, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_a507df">#A507DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A507DF"

More Purple Colors

#A507DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A507DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A507DF?

#A507DF is a mid-tone purple — rgb(165, 7, 223) in RGB and hsl(284, 94%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Violet (#9400D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #A507DF?

#A507DF is rgb(165, 7, 223) — red 165, green 7, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A507DF?

#A507DF converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 97%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A507DF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A507DF scores 5.68:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A507DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A507DF 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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