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#A77DCF Color

#A77DCF is rgb(167, 125, 207) in RGB, hsl(271, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 19%) 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 7.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77DCF
HEX#A77DCF
RGBrgb(167, 125, 207)
HSLhsl(271, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(271, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.126 306.8)
LABlab(59.05% 28.62 -36.49)
LCHlch(59.05% 46.38 308.10)

What #A77DCF 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 #A77DCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.52Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 8.76Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 11.51Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.14Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.92Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 13.18

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

#A77DCF Channel Values

How #A77DCF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.24:1 vs white · 6.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77DCF 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 text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A77DCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A77DCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77DCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A77DCF
Complementary
#A4CF7D
Analogous
#7E7DCF
Analogous
#CF7DCD
Triadic
#CFA77D
Triadic
#7DCFA7
Split comp.
#CDCF7D
Split comp.
#7DCF7E

Tints & Shades of #A77DCF

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

#B48FD6
#BE9EDB
#CAB1E2
#D7C3E9
#E3D6F0
#EDE5F5

Shades

#915BC2
#7C42B3
#653691
#4E2970
#361D4E
#221230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77DCF.

How #A77DCF 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#A77DCF
Protanopia#8585CF
Protanomaly#9482CF
Deuteranopia#8D8DCE
Deuteranomaly#9887CF
Tritanopia#9C8B8B
Tritanomaly#A186AA
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A77DCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77dcf: #A77DCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77DCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77dcf': '#A77DCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.490, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_a77dcf">#A77DCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77DCF"

More Purple Colors

#A77DCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A77DCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77DCF?

#A77DCF is a light purple — rgb(167, 125, 207) in RGB and hsl(271, 46%, 65%) 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 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #A77DCF?

#A77DCF is rgb(167, 125, 207) — red 167, green 125, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77DCF?

#A77DCF converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77DCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77DCF scores 3.24:1 against white and 6.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77DCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77DCF 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 15.18, which is visibly different.

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