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#A677CA Color

#A677CA is rgb(166, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(274, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A677CA
HEX#A677CA
RGBrgb(166, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(274, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(274, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.13 309.2)
LABlab(57.36% 30.64 -36.32)
LCHlch(57.36% 47.51 310.15)

What #A677CA 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 #A677CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.89Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.37Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.22Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.01Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.38Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.7

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

#A677CA Channel Values

How #A677CA 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 166 · G 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A677CA 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A677CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A677CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A677CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A677CA
Complementary
#9BCA77
Analogous
#7D77CA
Analogous
#CA77C5
Triadic
#CAA677
Triadic
#77CAA6
Split comp.
#C5CA77
Split comp.
#77CA7D

Tints & Shades of #A677CA

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

#B289D1
#BE9CD8
#CAAEE0
#D6C1E7
#E2D3EE
#EEE5F5

Shades

#935ABF
#7C42A9
#67368C
#4E296A
#391E4D
#20112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A677CA.

How #A677CA 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#A677CA
Protanopia#8181CA
Protanomaly#917DCA
Deuteranopia#8989C9
Deuteranomaly#9582C9
Tritanopia#9B8585
Tritanomaly#A080A5
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #A677CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a677ca: #A677CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A677CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a677ca': '#A677CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.651, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a677ca">#A677CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A677CA"

More Purple Colors

#A677CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A677CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A677CA?

#A677CA is a light purple — rgb(166, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(274, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.89.

What is the RGB value of #A677CA?

#A677CA is rgb(166, 119, 202) — red 166, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A677CA?

#A677CA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A677CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A677CA scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A677CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A677CA 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 14.64, which is visibly different.

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