Palettes / Colors / #A477FD

#A477FD — Light Vivid Purple

#A477FD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#A477FD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D0FD77; it also sits naturally between #778EFD and #E777FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 47% · Blue 99%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A477FD

.text { color: #A477FD; }
.background { background-color: #A477FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A477FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 119, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 97%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A477FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 119, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A477FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 119, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A477FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A477FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A477FD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0FD77:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A477FD: #000000.

How #A477FD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A477FD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A477FD?

#A477FD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 164, 119, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A477FD?

#A477FD is RGB 164, 119, 253 — HSL 260°, 97%, 73% — CMYK 35%, 53%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A477FD?

Its complement is #D0FD77; analogous partners are #778EFD and #E777FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A477FD for text?

Black text on #A477FD has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.16:1.