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#A77CCB Color

#A77CCB is rgb(167, 124, 203) in RGB, hsl(273, 43%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77CCB
HEX#A77CCB
RGBrgb(167, 124, 203)
HSLhsl(273, 43%, 64%)
HSVhsv(273, 39%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.123 308.4)
LABlab(58.67% 28.46 -34.84)
LCHlch(58.67% 44.99 309.24)

What #A77CCB 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 #A77CCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.59Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.68Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.19Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 11.39Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 11.88African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.04

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

#A77CCB Channel Values

How #A77CCB 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 124 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 273° · S 43% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 273° · S 39% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77CCB 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A77CCB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A77CCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77CCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A77CCB
Complementary
#9FCB7C
Analogous
#807CCB
Analogous
#CB7CC7
Triadic
#CBA77C
Triadic
#7CCBA7
Split comp.
#C7CB7C
Split comp.
#7CCB80

Tints & Shades of #A77CCB

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

#B38ED2
#C0A0D9
#CCB2E0
#D6C1E6
#E2D3EE
#EEE5F5

Shades

#915BBE
#7D44AB
#65378B
#502C6D
#381F4D
#23132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77CCB.

How #A77CCB 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#A77CCB
Protanopia#8585CB
Protanomaly#9481CB
Deuteranopia#8C8CCA
Deuteranomaly#9886CB
Tritanopia#9D8989
Tritanomaly#A184A8
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A77CCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77ccb: #A77CCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77CCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77ccb': '#A77CCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.486, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_a77ccb">#A77CCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77CCB"

More Purple Colors

#A77CCB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A77CCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77CCB?

#A77CCB is a light purple — rgb(167, 124, 203) in RGB and hsl(273, 43%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #A77CCB?

#A77CCB is rgb(167, 124, 203) — red 167, green 124, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77CCB?

#A77CCB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 39%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77CCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77CCB scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77CCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77CCB 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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