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#A77CDF Color

#A77CDF is rgb(167, 124, 223) in RGB, hsl(266, 61%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 44%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77CDF
HEX#A77CDF
RGBrgb(167, 124, 223)
HSLhsl(266, 61%, 68%)
HSVhsv(266, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.148 302.6)
LABlab(59.45% 32.02 -44.82)
LCHlch(59.45% 55.08 305.54)

What #A77CDF 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 #A77CDF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.74Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.67Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.84Amethyst#9966CCΔE 8.36Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.84Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.17

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

#A77CDF Channel Values

How #A77CDF 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 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 61% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77CDF 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A77CDF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A77CDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77CDF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A77CDF
Complementary
#B4DF7C
Analogous
#7C82DF
Analogous
#D97CDF
Triadic
#DFA77C
Triadic
#7CDFA7
Split comp.
#DFD97C
Split comp.
#82DF7C

Tints & Shades of #A77CDF

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

#B28CE3
#C0A1E8
#CBB1EC
#D6C1F0
#E1D2F4
#EEE6F9

Shades

#8E57D6
#7532CD
#6029A8
#491F7F
#34165A
#1E0D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77CDF.

How #A77CDF 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#A77CDF
Protanopia#8585DF
Protanomaly#9481DF
Deuteranopia#8C8CDE
Deuteranomaly#9886DF
Tritanopia#998E8E
Tritanomaly#9F87B4
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A77CDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77cdf: #A77CDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77CDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77cdf': '#A77CDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.486, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_a77cdf">#A77CDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77CDF"

More Purple Colors

#A77CDF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A77CDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77CDF?

#A77CDF is a light purple — rgb(167, 124, 223) in RGB and hsl(266, 61%, 68%) 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 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #A77CDF?

#A77CDF is rgb(167, 124, 223) — red 167, green 124, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77CDF?

#A77CDF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77CDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77CDF scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77CDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77CDF 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 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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