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#A177CA Color

#A177CA is rgb(161, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(270, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A177CA
HEX#A177CA
RGBrgb(161, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(270, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(270, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.128 306.4)
LABlab(56.82% 29.02 -37.21)
LCHlch(56.82% 47.18 307.95)

What #A177CA 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 #A177CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.7Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.88Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.88Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.75Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.96Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.52

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

#A177CA Channel Values

How #A177CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 6.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A177CA 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 text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A177CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A177CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A177CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A177CA
Complementary
#A1CA77
Analogous
#7777CA
Analogous
#CA77CA
Triadic
#CAA177
Triadic
#77CAA1
Split comp.
#CACA77
Split comp.
#77CA77

Tints & Shades of #A177CA

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

#AD89D1
#BA9CD8
#C7AEE0
#D4C1E7
#E0D3EE
#EDE5F5

Shades

#8C5ABF
#7542A9
#61368C
#4A296A
#361E4D
#1F112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A177CA.

How #A177CA 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#A177CA
Protanopia#7F7FCA
Protanomaly#8E7CCA
Deuteranopia#8787C9
Deuteranomaly#9281CA
Tritanopia#968585
Tritanomaly#9A80A5
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A177CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a177ca: #A177CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A177CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a177ca': '#A177CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.631, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a177ca">#A177CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A177CA"

More Purple Colors

#A177CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A177CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A177CA?

#A177CA is a light purple — rgb(161, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(270, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #A177CA?

#A177CA is rgb(161, 119, 202) — red 161, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A177CA?

#A177CA converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A177CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A177CA scores 3.5:1 against white and 6.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A177CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A177CA 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 13.89, which is visibly different.

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