#A77EEE
Closest named color: Light Urple (#B36FF6). oklch(68% 0.164 298.9), rgb(167, 126, 238).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.86:1).
About this color
#A77EEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Urple (#B36FF6), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.86:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Urple (#B36FF6) |
| Black text | 6.86:1 |
| White text | 3.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A77EEE |
| RGB | rgb(167, 126, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 77%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.164 298.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A77EEE | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A77EEE | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc 46.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #A77EEE text on white | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #A77EEE text on black | 6.86:1 | AA | Lc -44.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FE
oklch(97.2% 0.013 295.3)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6FB
oklch(93.6% 0.029 298.9)
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Step 200
200
#DED2FA
oklch(88.6% 0.056 299)
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Step 300
300
#C9B2FA
oklch(80.8% 0.103 298.8)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#A77EEE
oklch(68% 0.164 298.9)
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Step 500
500
#9D63F4
oklch(63.2% 0.209 298.7)
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Step 600
600
#8943E2
oklch(55.6% 0.227 298.9)
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Step 700
700
#7532C4
oklch(49.1% 0.211 299.2)
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Step 800
800
#5F2C9F
oklch(42.8% 0.175 299)
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Step 900
900
#4D2A7E
oklch(37.7% 0.136 298.9)
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Step 950
950
#2D1A4A
oklch(27.1% 0.086 298.8)
#A77EEE with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #5A93F2 | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6492EB | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9993AB | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A77EEE
#A77EEE
oklch(68% 0.164 298.9)
- #8FA500
#8FA500
oklch(68.1% 0.16 118.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A77EEE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.040
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.043
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.044
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.047
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.055
- Liliac #C48EFD ΔE 0.065
Use #A77EEE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.