Information about #A78ACB color

#A78ACB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A78ACB falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 138, 203) — 65.5% red, 54.1% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 25 / 0 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A78ACB is a mildly saturated blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sabrina Violet (#A285D1). Slightly further away sit Unicorn (#9F90D0) and East Side (#AA8CBC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(167, 138, 203)), which gives #A78ACB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. #A78ACB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A78ACB color variations

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

#A78ACB 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A78ACB

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

Unicorn color link
Unicorn

#9F90D0

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A78ACB
  • RGB167, 138, 203
  • CMYK14, 25, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(167, 138, 203)
  • HSL267°, 38%, 67%
  • HSL Precise266.769°, 38.462%, 66.863%
  • HSV267°, 32%, 80%
  • HSB267°, 32%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.541, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.541, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.541, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA78ACB
  • DECIMAL ID10980043
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01