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#A742FF Color

#A742FF is rgb(167, 66, 255) in RGB, hsl(272, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 74%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A742FF
HEX#A742FF
RGBrgb(167, 66, 255)
HSLhsl(272, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(272, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 74%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.262 303.7)
LABlab(50.17% 65.40 -77.45)
LCHlch(50.17% 101.37 310.18)

What #A742FF 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 #A742FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 8.8Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 9.4Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 13.91French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.72Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 15.79Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 16.86

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

#A742FF Channel Values

How #A742FF 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 167 · G 66 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.32:1 vs white · 4.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A742FF 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 text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A742FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A742FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A742FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A742FF
Complementary
#9AFF42
Analogous
#4942FF
Analogous
#FF42F9
Triadic
#FFA742
Triadic
#42FFA7
Split comp.
#F9FF42
Split comp.
#42FF49

Tints & Shades of #A742FF

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

#B35CFF
#BF75FF
#CB8FFF
#D7A8FF
#E2C2FF
#EEDBFF

Shades

#941AFF
#7D00EB
#6700C2
#4F0094
#39006B
#21003D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A742FF.

How #A742FF 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#A742FF
Protanopia#5E5EFF
Protanomaly#8154FF
Deuteranopia#7171FE
Deuteranomaly#8A61FE
Tritanopia#8D7474
Tritanomaly#9863BC
Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A742FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a742ff: #A742FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A742FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a742ff': '#A742FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.259, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a742ff">#A742FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A742FF"

More Purple Colors

#A742FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A742FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A742FF?

#A742FF is a light purple — rgb(167, 66, 255) in RGB and hsl(272, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (X11) (#A020F0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #A742FF?

#A742FF is rgb(167, 66, 255) — red 167, green 66, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A742FF?

#A742FF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 74%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A742FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A742FF scores 4.32:1 against white and 4.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A742FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A742FF 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.