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#A67EC4 Color

#A67EC4 is rgb(166, 126, 196) in RGB, hsl(274, 37%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 23%) 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 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A67EC4
HEX#A67EC4
RGBrgb(166, 126, 196)
HSLhsl(274, 37%, 63%)
HSVhsv(274, 36%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.11 309.8)
LABlab(58.78% 25.87 -30.73)
LCHlch(58.78% 40.17 310.08)

What #A67EC4 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 #A67EC4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.24Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.69Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.63African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.76Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.1Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 12.84

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

#A67EC4 Channel Values

How #A67EC4 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 126 · B 1968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 37% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 36% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 23%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 #A67EC4 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 #A67EC4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A67EC4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A67EC4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A67EC4
Complementary
#9CC47E
Analogous
#827EC4
Analogous
#C47EBF
Triadic
#C4A57E
Triadic
#7EC4A5
Split comp.
#BFC47E
Split comp.
#7EC482

Tints & Shades of #A67EC4

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

#B18FCC
#BEA1D4
#CAB2DC
#D6C4E4
#E2D5EC
#EEE7F4

Shades

#9262B7
#7B4AA1
#663D85
#4E2F65
#382249
#20132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A67EC4.

How #A67EC4 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#A67EC4
Protanopia#8686C4
Protanomaly#9483C4
Deuteranopia#8D8DC3
Deuteranomaly#9887C4
Tritanopia#9D8989
Tritanomaly#A185A4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A67EC4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a67ec4: #A67EC4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A67EC4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a67ec4': '#A67EC4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.494, blue: 0.769)
Android XML<color name="color_a67ec4">#A67EC4</color>
SVG fillfill="#A67EC4"

More Purple Colors

#A67EC4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A67EC4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A67EC4?

#A67EC4 is a light purple — rgb(166, 126, 196) in RGB and hsl(274, 37%, 63%) 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 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #A67EC4?

#A67EC4 is rgb(166, 126, 196) — red 166, green 126, and blue 196 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A67EC4?

#A67EC4 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A67EC4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A67EC4 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 #A67EC4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A67EC4 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.74, which is visibly different.

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