Closest web-safe match: #996699

Color Details and Palettes for #A675AE

Details about the color Berries Galore#A675AE

Conversions, palettes, contrast & design ideas for this color.

Purple family Cool WCAG ink: dark
HEX #A675AE RGB rgb(166, 117, 174) HSL hsl(292, 26%, 57%) CMYK cmyk(5%, 33%, 0%, 32%)

Color profile

About Color Hex #A675AE

#A675AE is a cool color from the Purple family, closest in name to “Berries Galore”. In RGB it is rgb(166, 117, 174); in HSL, hsl(292, 26%, 57%).

The color Berries Galore, with hexadecimal code #a675ae, lands in the purple family, historically reserved for royalty due to the extreme cost of Tyrian dye. Purple activates imagination and spiritual contemplation, blending red's passion with blue's serenity. Additionally, it evokes emotions such as Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation and Friendliness. Purple is often linked to creativity, luxury, and spirituality. In Western cultures, it is also associated with ambition and wealth. Indigo and violet have long signified royalty and nobility. At just 26% saturation, this near-neutral shade carries only a subtle hint of its underlying hue, making it versatile for large surfaces and professional contexts. With a mid-range lightness of 57%, it offers excellent versatility—readable as text on light backgrounds and visible as an element on dark ones. This color is ideal for designs that aim to express Softness, Delicacy, Calmness, Relaxation, or Friendliness. It can be effectively used in web design, branding, and marketing materials to attract attention and convey specific messages.

Key facts

RGB 166, 117, 174 red · green · blue HSL 292° 26% 57% hue · sat · light HSV 292° 33% 68% design-app pickers CMYK 5 33 0 32 print inks, % Luminance 0.239 0 dark → 1 light On black 5.78:1 ✓ AA contrast ratio On white 3.64:1 ✕ AA contrast ratio Web-safe #996699 closest web-safe Best text black ideal foreground Character Vivid cool · purple family

The story of this color

History, Usage, Psychology & Design Ideas for #A675AE

Berries Galore (#A675AE) belongs to the Purple color family.

With moderate saturation and balanced lightness, this muted tone feels sophisticated and understated. Muted hues like this excel in editorial design, professional portfolios, and interior spaces that seek calm refinement.

Historical Background

Tyrian purple—derived from the mucus of Murex sea snails—required 12,000 snails to produce just 1.5 grams of dye, making it the most expensive substance in the ancient world. Roman emperors decreed it exclusive to royalty, and Byzantine empresses gave birth in a porphyry-lined chamber so children could be 'born in the purple.' This legacy of exclusivity persists: purple remains shorthand for luxury and prestige.

Design & Usage Tips

Purple excels in beauty, wellness, and premium lifestyle branding. Lighter purples (lavender, lilac) suit self-care and floral products, while saturated purples project confidence and creativity. Pair purple with mint green for a fresh contrast, or with charcoal for understated elegance.

Sitting on the cool side of the spectrum (hue 292°), it promotes a feeling of calm distance and intellectual clarity, which is why cool hues dominate corporate identities, healthcare design, and productivity tools. At 26% saturation, the color has a muted, sophisticated quality that pairs well with bolder accents. It works as a background, a border, or a secondary element in layered compositions.

Psychological Impact

Purple activates imagination and spiritual contemplation. It blends red's passion with blue's calm, creating a sense of creative tension. In marketing, purple appeals to audiences seeking uniqueness, quality, and a touch of the mystical.

With a mid-range lightness of 57%, this tone is highly versatile: dark enough to serve as body text on white, yet light enough to stand out on charcoal or navy backgrounds.

Creative Design Ideas

Use deep purple backgrounds with metallic gold or rose-gold typography for luxury brand identities. Create purple-to-pink gradients for creative agency hero sections. In app design, purple primary buttons with white text feel premium and distinctive against light backgrounds.

Every format

#A675AE Color Conversions

Every way to write Berries Galore — one-tap copy on every format; tap on any card to learn what it is and when to use it.

12 formats
HEX Web
#A675AE

Hexadecimal is the web’s universal color notation — two digits each for red, green and blue. Drop it straight into HTML, CSS or any design tool.

RGB Screen
rgb(166, 117, 174)

RGB is the additive Red-Green-Blue model every screen uses to emit light. The default choice for websites, apps and on-screen UI.

HSL Web
hsl(292, 26%, 57%)

HSL breaks a color into Hue, Saturation and Lightness — the most intuitive way to lighten, darken or mute a color in CSS.

HSV HSB Design
hsv(292, 33%, 68%)

HSV (also called HSB) maps Hue, Saturation and Value/Brightness. It is the model behind the color pickers in Photoshop, Figma and most design apps.

HWB CSS 4
hwb(292 46% 32%)

HWB blends a pure hue with Whiteness and Blackness — a painter-friendly model added in CSS Color 4 for quick tints and shades.

CMYK Print
cmyk(5%, 33%, 0%, 32%)

CMYK is the subtractive Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black ink model. Use these values when preparing artwork for a printer or commercial press.

OKLCH Modern
oklch(63.21% 0.100 321.72)

OKLCH is a modern, perceptually-uniform space (Lightness, Chroma, Hue). It powers smooth gradients and accessible palettes in today’s CSS.

OKLab Modern
oklab(63.21% 0.078 -0.062)

OKLab is the Cartesian form of OKLCH — ideal for blending and interpolating colors without the muddy midpoints older spaces produce.

CIELAB L*a*b* Perceptual
L: 55.97, a: 29.17, b: -22.74

CIELAB is a device-independent, perceptually-uniform space. It is the standard for measuring color difference (ΔE) and matching across devices.

LCH Perceptual
L: 55.97, C: 36.99, H: 322.06

LCH is CIELAB in cylindrical form — Lightness, Chroma and Hue — letting you adjust vividness and hue while staying perceptually even.

XYZ CIE Science
X: 29.73, Y: 23.89, Z: 43.09

CIE XYZ is the 1931 master space that underpins every other model here — the scientific bridge used to convert between color systems.

Decimal int Code
10909102

The 24-bit integer value of the color — handy for databases, APIs, game engines and low-level graphics code.

Channel breakdown

RGB Color Percentages for #A675AE

How much red, green and blue light mixes into Berries Galore.

Red 166/255 36.3% Green 117/255 25.6% Blue 174/255 38.1%

Percentages show each channel's share of the total light (R + G + B) in Berries Galore.

Ink coverage

CMYK Ink Levels & Print Guide for #A675AE

Ink needed to reproduce Berries Galore in four-color print. Heaviest ink: Magenta.

5% CYAN 33% MAGENTA 0% YELLOW 32% KEY

Print tip: treat these values as a starting point — final output depends on printer profile, paper stock and calibration.

Accessibility · WCAG

Luminance & Contrast for #A675AE

How bright Berries Galore is, and how far black and white text clear each WCAG bar.

Relative luminance 0.239
0 · dark1 · light

Contrast ratio · 1:1 → 21:1 (log scale)

Aa Black text 5.78:1 ✓ AA ✕ AAA ✓ Large
Aa White text 3.64:1 ✕ AA ✕ AAA ✓ Large

Developer shortcuts

Quick CSS Snippets for #A675AE

Copy-and-paste CSS for Berries Galore — per-line copy, or grab the whole block.

berries-galore.css
background-color: #A675AE;
color: #A675AE;
border: 2px solid #A675AE;
background-color: rgb(166, 117, 174);
background-color: hsl(292, 26%, 57%);
--color: #A675AE;

Shades · light to dark

#A675AE Monochrome Palette

Lighter and darker steps of Berries Galore — the color's full brightness range in one strip.

#F6F1F7
#E9DDEB
#DBC8DF
#CEB3D2
#C19EC6
#B38ABA
#A675AE
#8D6394
#74527A
#5B4060
#422F46
#2A1D2C
#110C11

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Harmony · 180° apart

#A675AE Complementary Palette

Two colors opposite on the wheel — maximum contrast for attention-grabbing accents.

#A675AE
#7CAE75

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Harmony · adjacent hues

#A675AE Analogic Palette

Neighboring hues on the wheel — harmonious, calm combinations that feel unified.

#A675AE
#AE7599
#8A75AE
#AE757C
#757CAE
#AE8A75
#7599AE

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Harmony · 120° apart

#A675AE Triadic Palette

Three colors evenly spaced on the wheel — vibrant and energetic, yet balanced.

#A675AE
#AEA675
#75AEA6

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Harmony · 90° apart

#A675AE Quad Palette

Four colors evenly spaced on the wheel (tetradic) — rich schemes with multiple accents.

#A675AE
#AE8A75
#7CAE75
#7599AE

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Accessibility

Color Blindness Simulation for #A675AE

How Berries Galore reads across five kinds of color vision — a ✓ Friendly verdict means the color difference stays distinguishable for that vision type.

#A675AE
#94979D
#9190A0
#A49593
#848484
Normal vision full color Deuteranopia green weakness ✓ Friendly Protanopia red weakness ✓ Friendly Tritanopia blue-yellow weakness ✓ Friendly Achromatopsia total color blindness ✕ Not friendly

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Harmony overview

Color Harmonies for #A675AE

The lead color from each harmony scheme, side by side — a shortcut to the full palettes above.

#7CAE75
#AE7599
#AEA675
#AE8A75
Complementary opposite hue Analogous adjacent hue Triadic 120° apart Tetradic (Quad) 90° apart

Perceptually nearby

#A675AE Nearby Colors

A step away in brightness, richness or shade — each still feels like the same color.

Violaceous#BB88BB
Bermuda Onion#996699
Pastel Violet#CC99CC
Grape Candy#885588
Wisteria#AA77BB
Heart Potion#9977AA
Berries Galore#AA77AA
Viola#9977BB

From the color-name library

Colors Similar to #A675AE

The closest named colors to #A675AE — same mood, each with its own character.

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Heart Potion#A97FB1
Wisteria#A87DC2
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Lavendless#B86FC2
Drama Queen#A37298
Romanov Mauve#B97DA8
Prickly Purple#A264BA
Viola#966EBD
Petrified Purple#9C87C1
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Violaceous#BF8FC4

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Inspiration

Explore Vibrant Images Featuring Berries Galore (#a675ae)

Curated Unsplash photos that carry the mood of Berries Galore — hover any tile to download it or view the original.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions about #A675AE

#A675AE is a cool color from the Purple family. Its closest matched name is “Berries Galore”, matched perceptually with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula. In RGB it is rgb(166, 117, 174); in HSL, hsl(292, 26%, 57%).
In RGB, #A675AE is rgb(166, 117, 174); in HSL it is hsl(292, 26%, 57%); and in CMYK — the model used for print — it is cmyk(5%, 33%, 0%, 32%).
#A675AE has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 against black and 3.64:1 against white. For readability, black body text meets the WCAG AA threshold of 4.5:1 on it, while white does not.
The direct complement of #A675AE is #7CAE75 (opposite on the color wheel). For ready-made combinations, this page includes monochrome, analogous, triadic and tetradic palettes built from #A675AE in the palette sections above.