What color is #A474F4?

#A474F4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A474F4?

The RGB value is 164, 116, 244: 164 red, 116 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A474F4?

The complementary color is #C4F474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A474F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A474F4 color

#A474F4 rgb(164, 116, 244)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A474F4 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 45.5% green and 95.7% blue (164, 116, 244).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#A474F4 color codes

HEX	`#A474F4`
RGB	`rgb(164, 116, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 45.5%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 52%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.9, 45.13, -57.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.9, 73.26, 308.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.88, 26.915, 88.77)`
Decimal	`10777844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A474F4, 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 #A474F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A474F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #A474F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a474f4; }
.text { color: #a474f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a474f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 116 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a474f4, #e474f4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A474F4?: #A474F4 is a light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A474F4?: The RGB value is 164, 116, 244: 164 red, 116 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A474F4?: The complementary color is #C4F474, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A474F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.