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#A77DDE Color

#A77DDE is rgb(167, 125, 222) in RGB, hsl(266, 60%, 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 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77DDE
HEX#A77DDE
RGBrgb(167, 125, 222)
HSLhsl(266, 60%, 68%)
HSVhsv(266, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.145 302.7)
LABlab(59.64% 31.30 -43.96)
LCHlch(59.64% 53.97 305.45)

What #A77DDE 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 #A77DDE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.43Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 8.35Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 8.45Amethyst#9966CCΔE 9.01Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 11.75Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.31

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

#A77DDE Channel Values

How #A77DDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 60% · 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
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77DDE 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 text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A77DDE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A77DDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77DDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A77DDE
Complementary
#B4DE7C
Analogous
#7C83DE
Analogous
#D87CDE
Triadic
#DEA77C
Triadic
#7CDEA7
Split comp.
#DED87C
Split comp.
#83DE7C

Tints & Shades of #A77DDE

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

#B28DE2
#C0A1E8
#CBB1EC
#D6C2F0
#E1D2F4
#EEE7F9

Shades

#8E58D5
#7533CC
#602AA7
#49207E
#34165A
#1E0D35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77DDE.

How #A77DDE 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#A77DDE
Protanopia#8585DE
Protanomaly#9482DE
Deuteranopia#8D8DDD
Deuteranomaly#9887DE
Tritanopia#998E8E
Tritanomaly#9F88B4
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A77DDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77dde: #A77DDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77DDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77dde': '#A77DDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.490, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_a77dde">#A77DDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77DDE"

More Purple Colors

#A77DDE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A77DDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77DDE?

#A77DDE is a light purple — rgb(167, 125, 222) in RGB and hsl(266, 60%, 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 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #A77DDE?

#A77DDE is rgb(167, 125, 222) — red 167, green 125, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77DDE?

#A77DDE 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 #A77DDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77DDE scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77DDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77DDE 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 8.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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