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#A77AFF Color

#A77AFF is rgb(167, 122, 255) in RGB, hsl(260, 100%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 52%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), visibly different at ΔE 11.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77AFF
HEX#A77AFF
RGBrgb(167, 122, 255)
HSLhsl(260, 100%, 74%)
HSVhsv(260, 52%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 52%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.191 296.6)
LABlab(60.44% 39.19 -60.94)
LCHlch(60.44% 72.46 302.75)

What #A77AFF 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 #A77AFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 11.96Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.09Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.92Amethyst#9966CCΔE 17.62Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 18.65Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 18.94

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

#A77AFF Channel Values

How #A77AFF 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 122 · B 2558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 100% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 52% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.06:1 vs white · 6.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77AFF 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 text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A77AFF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A77AFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77AFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A77AFF
Complementary
#D3FF7A
Analogous
#7A91FF
Analogous
#E97AFF
Triadic
#FFA77A
Triadic
#7AFFA7
Split comp.
#FFE97A
Split comp.
#91FF7A

Tints & Shades of #A77AFF

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

#B18AFF
#BE9EFF
#C9ADFF
#D6C2FF
#E0D1FF
#EEE5FF

Shades

#8547FF
#6314FF
#4B00E0
#3A00AD
#29007A
#180047

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77AFF.

How #A77AFF 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#A77AFF
Protanopia#8383FF
Protanomaly#9380FF
Deuteranopia#8B8BFE
Deuteranomaly#9785FF
Tritanopia#919494
Tritanomaly#9A8AC8
Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #A77AFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77aff: #A77AFF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77AFF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77aff': '#A77AFF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.478, blue: 1.000)
Android XML<color name="color_a77aff">#A77AFF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77AFF"

More Purple Colors

#A77AFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A77AFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77AFF?

#A77AFF is a light purple — rgb(167, 122, 255) in RGB and hsl(260, 100%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.96.

What is the RGB value of #A77AFF?

#A77AFF is rgb(167, 122, 255) — red 167, green 122, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77AFF?

#A77AFF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 52%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77AFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77AFF scores 3.06:1 against white and 6.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77AFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77AFF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 11.96, which is visibly different.

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