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#A77DC5 Color

#A77DC5 is rgb(167, 125, 197) in RGB, hsl(275, 38%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77DC5
HEX#A77DC5
RGBrgb(167, 125, 197)
HSLhsl(275, 38%, 63%)
HSVhsv(275, 37%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.113 310.3)
LABlab(58.68% 26.91 -31.43)
LCHlch(58.68% 41.38 310.56)

What #A77DC5 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 #A77DC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 7.25Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 7.8African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.53Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 8.77Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.06Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.05

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

#A77DC5 Channel Values

How #A77DC5 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 125 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 38% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 37% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77DC5 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 text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A77DC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A77DC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77DC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A77DC5
Complementary
#9BC57D
Analogous
#837DC5
Analogous
#C57DBF
Triadic
#C5A77D
Triadic
#7DC5A7
Split comp.
#BFC57D
Split comp.
#7DC583

Tints & Shades of #A77DC5

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

#B38ECC
#BFA0D4
#CAB2DC
#D6C3E4
#E2D5EC
#EEE6F4

Shades

#9461B8
#7D49A2
#673C86
#4F2E66
#39214A
#21132A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77DC5.

How #A77DC5 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#A77DC5
Protanopia#8585C5
Protanomaly#9482C5
Deuteranopia#8D8DC4
Deuteranomaly#9887C5
Tritanopia#9E8989
Tritanomaly#A284A4
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A77DC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77dc5: #A77DC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77DC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77dc5': '#A77DC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.490, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_a77dc5">#A77DC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77DC5"

More Purple Colors

#A77DC5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A77DC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77DC5?

#A77DC5 is a light purple — rgb(167, 125, 197) in RGB and hsl(275, 38%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #A77DC5?

#A77DC5 is rgb(167, 125, 197) — red 167, green 125, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77DC5?

#A77DC5 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77DC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77DC5 scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77DC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77DC5 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.93, which is visibly different.

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