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#A475FA — Light Vivid Purple

#A475FA is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A475FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A475FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCFA75; it also sits naturally between #7589FA and #E675FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A475FA · RGB 164, 117, 250

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Color values

HEX#A475FA
RGB164, 117, 250
HSL261°, 93%, 72%
HSV261°, 53%, 98%
CMYK34%, 53%, 0%, 2%
XYZ38.93, 27.52, 93.70
Yxy27.52, 0.2431, 0.1718
CIE-Lab59.45, 46.10, -60.15
Hunter Lab52.46, 44.15, -74.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 46% · Blue 98%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #A475FA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A475FA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A475FA

.text { color: #A475FA; }
.background { background-color: #A475FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A475FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 117, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 93%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A475FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 117, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A475FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 117, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A475FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A475FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A475FA

#8D53F9#7630F8#6213F6#5308DD#4607BB#390699#2C0476#210359#140236#070114

Tints of #A475FA

#AA7FFA#B48EFB#BB98FB#C4A6FC#CBB0FC#D1BAFD#DBC9FD#E2D3FD#EBE1FE#F2EBFE

Tones of #A475FA

#A67EF1#A988E7#AC92DD#AF9BD4#B2A4CB#B5AEC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFA75:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.23:1 AA large only
Against black text6.50:1 AA

Best text color on #A475FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A475FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A475FA: ·

How #A475FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #908FDADeuteranopia · #9296D2Tritanopia · #A2C0BB

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A475FA rather than the exact color:

Palette 7f27ff
#7F27FF · #9F70FD · #FDBF60 · #FF8911
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Golden Summit
#4717CB · #AA72EF · #B9E936 · #DCEC96
Rustic Ruby Dusk
#46AAE7 · #677CE9 · #9A75F1 · #A412D4
Rustic Canyon
#38179F · #9C74EB · #C1E650 · #E0F0BA
Velvet Ruby Horizon
#1838A7 · #482FE1 · #AE72EB · #E7A5F2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#9F70FD#A573F2#AA72EF#9A75F1#9C74EB#AE72EB#A888FF#966EED#B088F9#B375E9#AE83EA#B767FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A475F9  ·  #A475FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A475FA?

#A475FA is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 117, 250). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A475FA?

#A475FA is RGB 164, 117, 250 — HSL 261°, 93%, 72% — CMYK 34%, 53%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #A475FA?

Its complement is #CCFA75; analogous partners are #7589FA and #E675FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A475FA for text?

Black text on #A475FA has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.