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#A674BE Color

#A674BE is rgb(166, 116, 190) in RGB, hsl(281, 36%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 25%) 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 9.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A674BE
HEX#A674BE
RGBrgb(166, 116, 190)
HSLhsl(281, 36%, 60%)
HSVhsv(281, 39%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.12 314.2)
LABlab(56.21% 30.23 -31.28)
LCHlch(56.21% 43.50 314.02)

What #A674BE 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 #A674BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 9.42Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.87Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.1African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.37Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.19Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.29

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

#A674BE Channel Values

How #A674BE 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 166 · G 116 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 36% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 39% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A674BE 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A674BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A674BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A674BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A674BE
Complementary
#8CBE74
Analogous
#8274BE
Analogous
#BE74B0
Triadic
#BEA674
Triadic
#74BEA6
Split comp.
#B0BE74
Split comp.
#74BE82

Tints & Shades of #A674BE

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

#B286C6
#BF9AD0
#CAACD8
#D7C1E2
#E2D2EA
#F0E7F4

Shades

#9559B1
#7F4899
#683B7D
#512E61
#3A2145
#23142A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A674BE.

How #A674BE 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#A674BE
Protanopia#7E7EBE
Protanomaly#907ABE
Deuteranopia#8787BD
Deuteranomaly#9480BD
Tritanopia#9D8080
Tritanomaly#A17C9D
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A674BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a674be: #A674BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A674BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a674be': '#A674BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.455, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_a674be">#A674BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A674BE"

More Purple Colors

#A674BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A674BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A674BE?

#A674BE is a light purple — rgb(166, 116, 190) in RGB and hsl(281, 36%, 60%) 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 9.42.

What is the RGB value of #A674BE?

#A674BE is rgb(166, 116, 190) — red 166, green 116, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A674BE?

#A674BE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 39%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A674BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A674BE scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A674BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A674BE 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 19.48, which is visibly different.

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