Palettes / Colors / #A772DA

#A772DA — Purple

#A772DA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #A772DA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A772DA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4DA72; it also sits naturally between #7472DA and #DA72D8. 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 65% · Green 45% · Blue 85%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A772DA

.text { color: #A772DA; }
.background { background-color: #A772DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A772DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 114, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 58%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A772DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 114, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A772DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 114, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A772DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A772DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A772DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4DA72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A772DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A772DA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A772DA 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 #A772DA 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

← #A772D9  ·  #A772DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A772DA?

#A772DA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 167, 114, 218). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A772DA?

#A772DA is RGB 167, 114, 218 — HSL 271°, 58%, 65% — CMYK 23%, 48%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #A772DA?

Its complement is #A4DA72; analogous partners are #7472DA and #DA72D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A772DA for text?

Black text on #A772DA has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.46:1.