Skip to content

#A78ED7 Color

#A78ED7 is rgb(167, 142, 215) in RGB, hsl(261, 48%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A78ED7
HEX#A78ED7
RGBrgb(167, 142, 215)
HSLhsl(261, 48%, 70%)
HSVhsv(261, 34%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.108 299.3)
LABlab(63.43% 20.92 -34.18)
LCHlch(63.43% 40.07 301.47)

What #A78ED7 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 #A78ED7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.26Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.03Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.23Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 10.97Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.06African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.04

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

#A78ED7 Channel Values

How #A78ED7 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 142 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 261° · S 48% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 261° · S 34% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 34% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.8:1 vs white · 7.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A78ED7 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 text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A78ED7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A78ED7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A78ED7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A78ED7
Complementary
#BED78E
Analogous
#8E99D7
Analogous
#CC8ED7
Triadic
#D7A78E
Triadic
#8ED7A7
Split comp.
#D7CC8E
Split comp.
#99D78E

Tints & Shades of #A78ED7

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

#B39DDD
#BFACE2
#CABBE7
#D6CAEC
#E2D9F2
#EDE8F7

Shades

#8D6CCB
#7046BE
#5C389F
#462A79
#321E57
#1C1131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A78ED7.

How #A78ED7 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#A78ED7
Protanopia#9393D7
Protanomaly#9B91D7
Deuteranopia#9797D7
Deuteranomaly#9E93D7
Tritanopia#9C9A9A
Tritanomaly#A195B6
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A78ED7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a78ed7: #A78ED7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A78ED7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a78ed7': '#A78ED7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.557, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_a78ed7">#A78ED7</color>
SVG fillfill="#A78ED7"

More Purple Colors

#A78ED7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#A78ED7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A78ED7?

#A78ED7 is a light purple — rgb(167, 142, 215) in RGB and hsl(261, 48%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.26.

What is the RGB value of #A78ED7?

#A78ED7 is rgb(167, 142, 215) — red 167, green 142, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A78ED7?

#A78ED7 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 34%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A78ED7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A78ED7 scores 2.8:1 against white and 7.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A78ED7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A78ED7 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.6, which is visibly different.

Open #A78ED7 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.