#A76FFB Color

#A76FFB is rgb(167, 111, 251) in RGB, hsl(264, 95%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 56%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A76FFB

HEX#A76FFB

RGBrgb(167, 111, 251)

HSLhsl(264, 95%, 71%)

HSVhsv(264, 56%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 56%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.202 299.3)

LABlab(57.89% 44.12 -62.81)

LCHlch(57.89% 76.76 305.08)

What #A76FFB 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 #A76FFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 9.65 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 12.76 Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 17.73 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 19.1 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 19.17 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 19.37

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

#A76FFB Channel Values

How #A76FFB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 167 · G 111 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 264° · S 95% · L 71%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 264° · S 56% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 33% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.33:1 vs white · 6.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A76FFB 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A76FFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A76FFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A76FFB

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.

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How #A76FFB 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#A76FFB

Protanopia#7B7BFB

Protanomaly#8F76FB

Deuteranopia#8585FA

Deuteranomaly#947DFB

Tritanopia#918C8C

Tritanomaly#9A81C2

Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #A76FFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a76ffb: #A76FFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A76FFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a76ffb': '#A76FFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.435, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_a76ffb">#A76FFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#A76FFB"

More Purple Colors

#A76FFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#A76FFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A76FFB?

#A76FFB is a light purple — rgb(167, 111, 251) in RGB and hsl(264, 95%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.65.

What is the RGB value of #A76FFB?

#A76FFB is rgb(167, 111, 251) — red 167, green 111, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A76FFB?

#A76FFB converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 56%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A76FFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A76FFB scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A76FFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A76FFB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.76, which is visibly different.

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