What color is #A274E3?

#A274E3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A274E3?

The RGB value is 162, 116, 227: 162 red, 116 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A274E3?

The complementary color is #B5E374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A274E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A274E3 color

#A274E3 rgb(162, 116, 227)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A274E3 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.5% green and 89% blue (162, 116, 227).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 66% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#A274E3 color codes

HEX	`#A274E3`
RGB	`rgb(162, 116, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 66%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 49%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.77, 40.44, -50.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.77, 64.35, 308.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.008, 25.718, 75.778)`
Decimal	`10646755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A274E3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A274E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A274E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A274E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a274e3; }
.text { color: #a274e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a274e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 116 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a274e3, #da74e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A274E3?: #A274E3 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A274E3?: The RGB value is 162, 116, 227: 162 red, 116 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A274E3?: The complementary color is #B5E374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A274E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.