What color is #A277CE?

#A277CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A277CE?

The RGB value is 162, 119, 206: 162 red, 119 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A277CE?

The complementary color is #A3CE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A277CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A277CE color

#A277CE rgb(162, 119, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A277CE is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 46.7% green and 80.8% blue (162, 119, 206).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#A277CE color codes

HEX	`#A277CE`
RGB	`rgb(162, 119, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 46.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 42%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 33.76, -38.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 51.45, 311.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.635, 25.331, 61.551)`
Decimal	`10647502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A277CE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A277CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A277CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A277CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a277ce; }
.text { color: #a277ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a277ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 119 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a277ce, #ce77ce); }

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Questions

What color is #A277CE?: #A277CE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A277CE?: The RGB value is 162, 119, 206: 162 red, 119 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A277CE?: The complementary color is #A3CE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A277CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.