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#A177BB Color

#A177BB is rgb(161, 119, 187) in RGB, hsl(277, 33%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A177BB
HEX#A177BB
RGBrgb(161, 119, 187)
HSLhsl(277, 33%, 60%)
HSVhsv(277, 36%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.6% 0.109 311.8)
LABlab(56.25% 26.44 -29.57)
LCHlch(56.25% 39.66 311.80)

What #A177BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A177BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.37Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.85Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.15African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.99Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.89Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.4

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A177BB Channel Values

How #A177BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 161 · G 119 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 33% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 36% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A177BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A177BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A177BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A177BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A177BB
Complementary
#91BB77
Analogous
#7F77BB
Analogous
#BB77B3
Triadic
#BBA177
Triadic
#77BBA1
Split comp.
#B3BB77
Split comp.
#77BB7F

Tints & Shades of #A177BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AD88C3
#BB9DCD
#C7AED6
#D5C2E0
#E0D3E9
#EFE7F3

Shades

#8E5CAD
#794B95
#633E7A
#4D305F
#372244
#211529

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A177BB.

How #A177BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A177BB
Protanopia#7F7FBB
Protanomaly#8E7CBB
Deuteranopia#8787BA
Deuteranomaly#9281BB
Tritanopia#998282
Tritanomaly#9C7E9C
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #A177BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a177bb: #A177BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A177BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a177bb': '#A177BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.467, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_a177bb">#A177BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A177BB"

More Purple Colors

#A177BB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A177BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A177BB?

#A177BB is a light purple — rgb(161, 119, 187) in RGB and hsl(277, 33%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #A177BB?

#A177BB is rgb(161, 119, 187) — red 161, green 119, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A177BB?

#A177BB converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A177BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A177BB scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A177BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A177BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 19.23, which is visibly different.

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