Lavender Color / Colour Code #A78FEF
This page shows the hex color code for lavender (#A78FEF). The colour is a purple tone with 75% saturation and 75% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #A78FEF against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#A78FEF paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 225, 255, and 285 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 255, 15, and 135 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #A78FEF
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 255 and saturation at 75%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 255 to 300 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 255 with its complement at 75 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #A78FEF
Lightness variations at hue 255 and 75% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #A78FEF
Design Use Cases for #A78FEF
Vibrant Brand Color
#A78FEF has a strong 75% saturation that makes it ideal for brand identity elements. Use it for logos, primary call-to-action buttons, hero section accents, and marketing materials where visual impact matters. This saturation level is eye-catching without being harsh.
Light Background Tint
#A78FEF at 75% lightness creates a gentle tinted background. Use it for section backgrounds, alert banners, or card surfaces that need to stand out from a white page without strong contrast. It adds color personality while keeping the design light and open.
Creativity & Premium Positioning
#A78FEF falls in the purple spectrum (hue 255). Purple communicates creativity, wisdom, and luxury. It is effective for premium product highlights, creative portfolio accents, meditation app interfaces, and rewards program branding. Purple occupies a unique space between the energy of red and the calm of blue.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #A78FEF (hue 255) to its complement at hue 75. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 285. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a78fef, #d7ef8f);
CSS Code for #A78FEF
Similar Colors
Colors visually similar to #A78FEF based on RGB, lightness, and hue variations.
Use This Color in Design Tools
Apply #A78FEF across image editing and color design tools.
About Lavender (#A78FEF)
#A78FEF is a purple color (colour) with RGB channel values of 167 red, 143 green, and 239 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 255 degrees with 75% saturation and 75% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #A78FEF is 161/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This is a medium-brightness color that can work with either dark or light text depending on font weight and size. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow, and 6% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #A78FEF against white is 2.69:1 and against black is 7.82:1. This does not meet AA requirements on white. Use it on dark backgrounds where it achieves 7.82:1, or use it exclusively for decorative purposes.
The complementary colour #D7EF8F creates maximum visual tension when paired with #A78FEF. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #8FA7EF and #D78FEF, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #A78FEF
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #A78FEF?
- #A78FEF is Lavender, a purple color (colour) with RGB(167, 143, 239), HSL(255, 75%, 75%), and CMYK(30%, 40%, 0%, 6%). Its perceived brightness is 161/255.
- Is #A78FEF accessible for text?
- Against white, #A78FEF has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 (fails AA for normal text). Against black, it has 7.82:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #A78FEF?
- The complementary colour is #D7EF8F (hue 75). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #8FA7EF and #D78FEF. The triadic palette adds #EFA78F and #8FEFA7 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #A78FEF in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #a78fef; or rgb(167, 143, 239); or hsl(255, 75%, 75%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 255 75% 75%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.