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#A773C9 Color

#A773C9 is rgb(167, 115, 201) in RGB, hsl(276, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 43%, 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 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A773C9
HEX#A773C9
RGBrgb(167, 115, 201)
HSLhsl(276, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(276, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 43%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.136 310.9)
LABlab(56.51% 32.92 -37.05)
LCHlch(56.51% 49.56 311.62)

What #A773C9 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 #A773C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.99Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.94Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.19Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.12Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 13.78Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.1

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

#A773C9 Channel Values

How #A773C9 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 115 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.54:1 vs white · 5.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A773C9 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A773C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A773C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A773C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A773C9
Complementary
#96C973
Analogous
#7C73C9
Analogous
#C973C0
Triadic
#C9A773
Triadic
#73C9A7
Split comp.
#C0C973
Split comp.
#73C97C

Tints & Shades of #A773C9

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

#B286D0
#BE98D7
#CAABDE
#D7C1E7
#E3D3EE
#EFE5F5

Shades

#9456BD
#7D40A5
#673588
#50296A
#3A1E4D
#21112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A773C9.

How #A773C9 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#A773C9
Protanopia#7E7EC9
Protanomaly#907AC9
Deuteranopia#8787C8
Deuteranomaly#9580C8
Tritanopia#9C8282
Tritanomaly#A17CA3
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A773C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a773c9: #A773C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A773C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a773c9': '#A773C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.451, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_a773c9">#A773C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#A773C9"

More Purple Colors

#A773C9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A773C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A773C9?

#A773C9 is a light purple — rgb(167, 115, 201) in RGB and hsl(276, 44%, 62%) 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 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #A773C9?

#A773C9 is rgb(167, 115, 201) — red 167, green 115, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A773C9?

#A773C9 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 43%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A773C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A773C9 scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A773C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A773C9 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 13.78, which is visibly different.

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