#A706FE Color

#A706FE is rgb(167, 6, 254) in RGB, hsl(279, 99%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 98%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A706FE

HEX#A706FE

RGBrgb(167, 6, 254)

HSLhsl(279, 99%, 51%)

HSVhsv(279, 98%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(34%, 98%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.296 306.3)

LABlab(45.27% 78.80 -84.89)

LCHlch(45.27% 115.82 312.87)

What #A706FE 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 #A706FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 1.15 Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 3.18 Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 8.1 Electric Violet#8F00FFΔE 8.25 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.39 Near Violet#8000FFΔE 12.77

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

#A706FE Channel Values

How #A706FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 167 · G 6 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 279° · S 99% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 279° · S 98% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 34% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.12:1 vs white · 4.1:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A706FE 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 text5.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A706FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A706FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #A706FE

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

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How #A706FE 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#A706FE

Protanopia#4949FE

Protanomaly#7A39FE

Deuteranopia#6565FD

Deuteranomaly#844FFD

Tritanopia#8C6464

Tritanomaly#974EB7

Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #A706FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a706fe: #A706FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A706FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a706fe': '#A706FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.024, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_a706fe">#A706FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A706FE"

More Purple Colors

#A706FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A706FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A706FE?

#A706FE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 6, 254) in RGB and hsl(279, 99%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vibrant Purple (#AA00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.15.

What is the RGB value of #A706FE?

#A706FE is rgb(167, 6, 254) — red 167, green 6, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A706FE?

#A706FE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 98%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A706FE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A706FE scores 5.12:1 against white and 4.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A706FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A706FE 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 17.27, which is visibly different.

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