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#A277DA Color

#A277DA is rgb(162, 119, 218) in RGB, hsl(266, 57%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A277DA
HEX#A277DA
RGBrgb(162, 119, 218)
HSLhsl(266, 57%, 66%)
HSVhsv(266, 45%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.148 302.5)
LABlab(57.57% 32.23 -45.02)
LCHlch(57.57% 55.36 305.60)

What #A277DA 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 #A277DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 6.44Amethyst#9966CCΔE 6.63Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.64Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 6.82Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.68Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.68

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

#A277DA Channel Values

How #A277DA 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 162 · G 119 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 57% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 45% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A277DA 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A277DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A277DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A277DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A277DA
Complementary
#AFDA77
Analogous
#777DDA
Analogous
#D377DA
Triadic
#DAA277
Triadic
#77DAA2
Split comp.
#DAD377
Split comp.
#7DDA77

Tints & Shades of #A277DA

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

#AF8BDF
#BA9BE4
#C8AFE9
#D3BFED
#E1D3F3
#ECE3F7

Shades

#8953D0
#7135C0
#5C2B9C
#49227C
#341858
#1F0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A277DA.

How #A277DA 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#A277DA
Protanopia#8080DA
Protanomaly#8F7CDA
Deuteranopia#8787D9
Deuteranomaly#9381DA
Tritanopia#948989
Tritanomaly#9A82AF
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A277DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a277da: #A277DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A277DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a277da': '#A277DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.635, green: 0.467, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_a277da">#A277DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A277DA"

More Purple Colors

#A277DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A277DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A277DA?

#A277DA is a light purple — rgb(162, 119, 218) in RGB and hsl(266, 57%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #A277DA?

#A277DA is rgb(162, 119, 218) — red 162, green 119, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A277DA?

#A277DA converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A277DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A277DA scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A277DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A277DA 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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