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#A574CD Color

#A574CD is rgb(165, 116, 205) in RGB, hsl(273, 47%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A574CD
HEX#A574CD
RGBrgb(165, 116, 205)
HSLhsl(273, 47%, 63%)
HSVhsv(273, 43%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.138 308.3)
LABlab(56.68% 32.43 -39.08)
LCHlch(56.68% 50.79 309.69)

What #A574CD 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 #A574CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A574CD Channel Values

How #A574CD 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 116 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 47% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 43% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.51:1 vs white · 5.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A574CD 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A574CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A574CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A574CD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A574CD.

How #A574CD 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#A574CD
Protanopia#7E7ECD
Protanomaly#8F7ACD
Deuteranopia#8787CC
Deuteranomaly#9480CC
Tritanopia#998484
Tritanomaly#9E7EA6
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A574CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a574cd: #A574CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A574CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a574cd': '#A574CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.455, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a574cd">#A574CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A574CD"

More Purple Colors

#A574CD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A574CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A574CD?

#A574CD is a light purple — rgb(165, 116, 205) in RGB and hsl(273, 47%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #A574CD?

#A574CD is rgb(165, 116, 205) — red 165, green 116, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A574CD?

#A574CD converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A574CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A574CD scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A574CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A574CD 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 11.78, which is visibly different.

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