Exploring the Color #A547C4

#A547C4 sits at 285° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 51% saturation and 52% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 165, 71, 196 produces a 4.89:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #A547C4 is a clear variant of CSS blue-violet — about 49 units away from #8A2BE2. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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