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#AD77CA Color

#AD77CA is rgb(173, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(279, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 21%) 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 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD77CA
HEX#AD77CA
RGBrgb(173, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(279, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(279, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.132 313.1)
LABlab(58.13% 32.92 -35.04)
LCHlch(58.13% 48.07 313.21)

What #AD77CA 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 #AD77CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.29Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.9Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 11.87Amethyst#9966CCΔE 12.64Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.57Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.66

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

#AD77CA Channel Values

How #AD77CA 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 173 · G 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD77CA 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD77CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD77CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD77CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD77CA
Complementary
#94CA77
Analogous
#8477CA
Analogous
#CA77BE
Triadic
#CAAD77
Triadic
#77CAAD
Split comp.
#BECA77
Split comp.
#77CA84

Tints & Shades of #AD77CA

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

#B889D1
#C39CD8
#CEAEE0
#D9C1E7
#E4D3EE
#F0E5F5

Shades

#9B5ABF
#8542A9
#6E368C
#54296A
#3D1E4D
#23112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD77CA.

How #AD77CA 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#AD77CA
Protanopia#8282CA
Protanomaly#957ECA
Deuteranopia#8C8CC9
Deuteranomaly#9A84C9
Tritanopia#A38585
Tritanomaly#A780A5
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD77CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad77ca: #AD77CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD77CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad77ca': '#AD77CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_ad77ca">#AD77CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD77CA"

More Purple Colors

#AD77CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AD77CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD77CA?

#AD77CA is a light purple — rgb(173, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(279, 44%, 63%) 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 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #AD77CA?

#AD77CA is rgb(173, 119, 202) — red 173, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD77CA?

#AD77CA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD77CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD77CA scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD77CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD77CA 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 16.06, which is visibly different.

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