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#A74BDD Color

#A74BDD is rgb(167, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(278, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A74BDD
HEX#A74BDD
RGBrgb(167, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(278, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(278, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.219 310.4)
LABlab(49.53% 56.00 -59.43)
LCHlch(49.53% 81.66 313.30)

What #A74BDD 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 #A74BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 7.87Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.59Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.62Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.24Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.42Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.68

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

#A74BDD Channel Values

How #A74BDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.47:1 vs white · 4.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A74BDD 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 text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A74BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A74BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A74BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A74BDD
Complementary
#80DD4B
Analogous
#5E4BDD
Analogous
#DD4BC9
Triadic
#DDA74B
Triadic
#4BDDA7
Split comp.
#C9DD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD5E

Tints & Shades of #A74BDD

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

#B465E2
#BE7AE6
#CB94EB
#D7AEEF
#E4C7F4
#EEDDF8

Shades

#9729D6
#8223B8
#691D96
#511674
#391051
#240A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A74BDD.

How #A74BDD 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#A74BDD
Protanopia#6363DD
Protanomaly#845ADD
Deuteranopia#7474DC
Deuteranomaly#8B66DC
Tritanopia#966D6D
Tritanomaly#9D61A6
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A74BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a74bdd: #A74BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A74BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a74bdd': '#A74BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_a74bdd">#A74BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A74BDD"

More Purple Colors

#A74BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A74BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A74BDD?

#A74BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(278, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #A74BDD?

#A74BDD is rgb(167, 75, 221) — red 167, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A74BDD?

#A74BDD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A74BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A74BDD scores 4.47:1 against white and 4.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A74BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A74BDD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 7.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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