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A477CD

#A477CD closest to Wisteria

#A477CD is a medium, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Wisteria. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 46.7% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(164, 119, 205)). Its HSL value is 271° hue, 46% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #A477CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.10:1.

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Variations of #A477CD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A477CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A477CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A477CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E8BCB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6388D0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7985CF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E8BCB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8185CC
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9E8598
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A37DB7
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #91869E

#A477CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.44:1 Poor#A477CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.10:1 Good#A477CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A477CD in CSS

/* Wisteria */
.color { color: #A477CD; }
.background { background-color: #A477CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A477CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 119 205);
color: hsl(271 46% 64%);
color: oklch(0.648 0.133 307.2);

#A477CD FAQ

What color is #A477CD?

#A477CD is a medium, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Wisteria. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A477CD?

#A477CD is rgb(164, 119, 205) in RGB, hsl(271, 46%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 42%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A477CD?

The complementary color of #A477CD is #A0CD77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A477CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #A477CD: 6.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A477CD a warm or cool color?

#A477CD is a cool color.