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#A744C5 Color

#A744C5 is rgb(167, 68, 197) in RGB, hsl(286, 53%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A744C5
HEX#A744C5
RGBrgb(167, 68, 197)
HSLhsl(286, 53%, 52%)
HSVhsv(286, 65%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.205 317.4)
LABlab(47.14% 55.22 -49.51)
LCHlch(47.14% 74.16 318.12)

What #A744C5 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 #A744C5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.56Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.83Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.04Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.21Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.52Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.08

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

#A744C5 Channel Values

How #A744C5 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 68 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 53% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 65% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A744C5 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A744C5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A744C5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A744C5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A744C5
Complementary
#62C544
Analogous
#6644C5
Analogous
#C544A3
Triadic
#C5A744
Triadic
#44C5A7
Split comp.
#A3C544
Split comp.
#44C566

Tints & Shades of #A744C5

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

#B45FCE
#BF76D5
#CC92DD
#D7A9E5
#E4C4ED
#EFDCF4

Shades

#9336B0
#7C2E94
#652579
#521E62
#3B1646
#240D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A744C5.

How #A744C5 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#A744C5
Protanopia#5F5FC5
Protanomaly#8255C5
Deuteranopia#7171C4
Deuteranomaly#8A62C4
Tritanopia#9A6262
Tritanomaly#9F5794
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A744C5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a744c5: #A744C5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A744C5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a744c5': '#A744C5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.267, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_a744c5">#A744C5</color>
SVG fillfill="#A744C5"

More Purple Colors

#A744C5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A744C5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A744C5?

#A744C5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 68, 197) in RGB and hsl(286, 53%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #A744C5?

#A744C5 is rgb(167, 68, 197) — red 167, green 68, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A744C5?

#A744C5 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 65%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A744C5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A744C5 scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A744C5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A744C5 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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