What color is #A574F6?

#A574F6 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 #A574F6?

The RGB value is 165, 116, 246: 165 red, 116 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A574F6?

The complementary color is #C5F674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A574F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A574F6 color

#A574F6 rgb(165, 116, 246)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A574F6 is a light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 45.5% green and 96.5% blue (165, 116, 246).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 88% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#A574F6 color codes

HEX	`#A574F6`
RGB	`rgb(165, 116, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 45.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 88%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 53%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 53%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.11, 45.87, -58.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.11, 74.32, 308.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.393, 27.144, 90.387)`
Decimal	`10843382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A574F6, 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 #A574F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A574F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #A574F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a574f6; }
.text { color: #a574f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a574f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 116 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a574f6, #e674f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A574F6?: #A574F6 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 #A574F6?: The RGB value is 165, 116, 246: 165 red, 116 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A574F6?: The complementary color is #C5F674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A574F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.