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#A74CDC Color

#A74CDC is rgb(167, 76, 220) in RGB, hsl(278, 67%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 65%, 0%, 14%) 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 8.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A74CDC
HEX#A74CDC
RGBrgb(167, 76, 220)
HSLhsl(278, 67%, 58%)
HSVhsv(278, 65%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 65%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.216 310.5)
LABlab(49.64% 55.40 -58.68)
LCHlch(49.64% 80.70 313.35)

What #A74CDC 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 #A74CDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 8.42Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 10.7Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 11.84Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.38Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 17.57Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.08

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

#A74CDC Channel Values

How #A74CDC 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 76 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 67% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 65% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A74CDC 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 text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A74CDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A74CDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A74CDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A74CDC
Complementary
#81DC4C
Analogous
#5F4CDC
Analogous
#DC4CC9
Triadic
#DCA74C
Triadic
#4CDCA7
Split comp.
#C9DC4C
Split comp.
#4CDC5F

Tints & Shades of #A74CDC

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

#B466E1
#BE7BE5
#CB95EA
#D7AEEF
#E4C8F4
#EEDDF8

Shades

#962AD5
#8124B7
#691D95
#511773
#391051
#240A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A74CDC.

How #A74CDC 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#A74CDC
Protanopia#6363DC
Protanomaly#845BDC
Deuteranopia#7474DB
Deuteranomaly#8C67DB
Tritanopia#966D6D
Tritanomaly#9D62A5
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A74CDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a74cdc: #A74CDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A74CDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a74cdc': '#A74CDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.298, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a74cdc">#A74CDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A74CDC"

More Purple Colors

#A74CDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A74CDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A74CDC?

#A74CDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 76, 220) in RGB and hsl(278, 67%, 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 8.42.

What is the RGB value of #A74CDC?

#A74CDC is rgb(167, 76, 220) — red 167, green 76, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A74CDC?

#A74CDC converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 65%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A74CDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A74CDC scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A74CDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A74CDC 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 8.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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