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#A377BB Color

#A377BB is rgb(163, 119, 187) in RGB, hsl(279, 33%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 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 6.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A377BB
HEX#A377BB
RGBrgb(163, 119, 187)
HSLhsl(279, 33%, 60%)
HSVhsv(279, 36%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.11 313.1)
LABlab(56.47% 27.12 -29.21)
LCHlch(56.47% 39.86 312.87)

What #A377BB 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 #A377BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 6.01Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 6.12African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.66Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 7.71Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.58Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 14.21

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

#A377BB Channel Values

How #A377BB 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 163 · G 119 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 33% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 36% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.55:1 vs white · 5.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A377BB 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 text3.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A377BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A377BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A377BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A377BB
Complementary
#8FBB77
Analogous
#8177BB
Analogous
#BB77B1
Triadic
#BBA377
Triadic
#77BBA3
Split comp.
#B1BB77
Split comp.
#77BB81

Tints & Shades of #A377BB

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

#AF88C3
#BC9DCD
#C8AED6
#D6C2E0
#E1D3E9
#EFE7F3

Shades

#915CAD
#7B4B95
#653E7A
#4E305F
#382244
#221529

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A377BB.

How #A377BB 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#A377BB
Protanopia#8080BB
Protanomaly#8F7CBB
Deuteranopia#8888BA
Deuteranomaly#9381BA
Tritanopia#9B8282
Tritanomaly#9E7E9C
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A377BB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a377bb: #A377BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A377BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a377bb': '#A377BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.467, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_a377bb">#A377BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A377BB"

More Purple Colors

#A377BB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A377BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A377BB?

#A377BB is a light purple — rgb(163, 119, 187) in RGB and hsl(279, 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 6.01.

What is the RGB value of #A377BB?

#A377BB is rgb(163, 119, 187) — red 163, green 119, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A377BB?

#A377BB converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A377BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A377BB scores 3.55:1 against white and 5.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A377BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A377BB 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 18.75, which is visibly different.

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