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#A771BC Color

#A771BC is rgb(167, 113, 188) in RGB, hsl(283, 36%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), visibly different at ΔE 10.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A771BC
HEX#A771BC
RGBrgb(167, 113, 188)
HSLhsl(283, 36%, 59%)
HSVhsv(283, 40%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.124 316.1)
LABlab(55.57% 31.84 -31.13)
LCHlch(55.57% 44.53 315.65)

What #A771BC 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 #A771BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A771BC Channel Values

How #A771BC 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 167 · G 113 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 36% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 40% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A771BC 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A771BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A771BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A771BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A771BC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A771BC.

How #A771BC 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#A771BC
Protanopia#7C7CBC
Protanomaly#8F78BC
Deuteranopia#8686BB
Deuteranomaly#947EBB
Tritanopia#9E7E7E
Tritanomaly#A2799B
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A771BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a771bc: #A771BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A771BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a771bc': '#A771BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.443, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a771bc">#A771BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A771BC"

More Purple Colors

#A771BC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A771BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A771BC?

#A771BC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(167, 113, 188) in RGB and hsl(283, 36%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.88.

What is the RGB value of #A771BC?

#A771BC is rgb(167, 113, 188) — red 167, green 113, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A771BC?

#A771BC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 40%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A771BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A771BC scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A771BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A771BC 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 19.53, which is visibly different.

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