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#A74BC3 Color

#A74BC3 is rgb(167, 75, 195) in RGB, hsl(286, 50%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 62%, 0%, 24%) 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 6.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A74BC3
HEX#A74BC3
RGBrgb(167, 75, 195)
HSLhsl(286, 50%, 53%)
HSVhsv(286, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 62%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.193 317.6)
LABlab(48.20% 51.88 -46.68)
LCHlch(48.20% 69.79 318.02)

What #A74BC3 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 #A74BC3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.1Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 9.9Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.57Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.45Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.14Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 15.8

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

#A74BC3 Channel Values

How #A74BC3 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 75 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 50% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A74BC3 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A74BC3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A74BC3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A74BC3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A74BC3
Complementary
#67C34B
Analogous
#6B4BC3
Analogous
#C34BA3
Triadic
#C3A74B
Triadic
#4BC3A7
Split comp.
#A3C34B
Split comp.
#4BC36B

Tints & Shades of #A74BC3

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

#B262CB
#BF7DD4
#CB94DB
#D8AFE4
#E3C6EC
#F0E0F5

Shades

#953BB0
#7E3295
#67297A
#512060
#3A1745
#240E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A74BC3.

How #A74BC3 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#A74BC3
Protanopia#6363C3
Protanomaly#845AC3
Deuteranopia#7474C2
Deuteranomaly#8B66C2
Tritanopia#9B6565
Tritanomaly#A05C94
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A74BC3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a74bc3: #A74BC3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A74BC3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a74bc3': '#A74BC3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.294, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_a74bc3">#A74BC3</color>
SVG fillfill="#A74BC3"

More Purple Colors

#A74BC3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A74BC3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A74BC3?

#A74BC3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 75, 195) in RGB and hsl(286, 50%, 53%) 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 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #A74BC3?

#A74BC3 is rgb(167, 75, 195) — red 167, green 75, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A74BC3?

#A74BC3 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 62%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A74BC3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A74BC3 scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A74BC3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A74BC3 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 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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