Information about #A47BDB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A47BDB belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(164, 123, 219) — 64.3% red, 48.2% green, 85.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 38 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A47BDB is a clearly saturated twilight violet that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sabrina Violet (#A285D1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Pastel Purple (#966FD6) and Pastel Grape (#A16AD1).

The recipe behind #A47BDB is rgb(164, 123, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A47BDB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. No one has named #A47BDB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A47BDB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A47BDB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A47BDB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A47BDB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A47BDB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A47BDB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A47BDB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Dark Pastel Purple color link
Dark Pastel Purple

#966FD6

Pastel Grape color link
Pastel Grape

#A16AD1

Rich Lavender color link
Rich Lavender

#A76BCF

Medium Purple color link
Medium Purple

#9370DB

Julie's Lavender color link
Julie's Lavender

#A767D5

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

True V color link
True V

#8A73D6

Amethyst color link
Amethyst

#9966CC

#A47BDB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A47BDB
  • RGB164, 123, 219
  • CMYK22, 38, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(164, 123, 219)
  • HSL266°, 57%, 67%
  • HSL Precise265.625°, 57.143%, 67.059%
  • HSV266°, 44%, 86%
  • HSB266°, 44%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.482, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.482, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.482, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA47BDB
  • DECIMAL ID10779611
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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