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#A785FF Color

#A785FF is rgb(167, 133, 255) in RGB, hsl(257, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 48%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), visibly different at ΔE 10.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A785FF
HEX#A785FF
RGBrgb(167, 133, 255)
HSLhsl(257, 100%, 76%)
HSVhsv(257, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 48%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.175 294.3)
LABlab(62.91% 33.38 -57.02)
LCHlch(62.91% 66.07 300.34)

What #A785FF 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 #A785FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A785FF Channel Values

How #A785FF 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 133 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 100% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.82:1 vs white · 7.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A785FF 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 text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A785FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A785FF; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A785FF

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A785FF.

How #A785FF 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#A785FF
Protanopia#8C8CFF
Protanomaly#9789FF
Deuteranopia#9191FF
Deuteranomaly#9A8DFF
Tritanopia#929C9C
Tritanomaly#9B93CB
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A785FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a785ff: #A785FF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A785FF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a785ff': '#A785FF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.522, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a785ff">#A785FF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A785FF"

More Purple Colors

#A785FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A785FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A785FF?

#A785FF is a light purple — rgb(167, 133, 255) in RGB and hsl(257, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.74.

What is the RGB value of #A785FF?

#A785FF is rgb(167, 133, 255) — red 167, green 133, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A785FF?

#A785FF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 48%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A785FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A785FF scores 2.82:1 against white and 7.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A785FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A785FF 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 10.74, which is visibly different.

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