Palettes / Colors / #A877FC

#A877FC — Light Vivid Purple

#A877FC is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #A877FC 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.

#A877FC 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 #CCFC78; it also sits naturally between #788AFC and #EB78FC. 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 66% · Green 47% · Blue 99%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A877FC

.text { color: #A877FC; }
.background { background-color: #A877FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A877FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 119, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 96%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A877FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 119, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A877FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 119, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A877FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A877FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A877FC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCFC78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A877FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A877FC

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 #A877FC 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 #A877FC 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 #A877FC?

#A877FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 168, 119, 252). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A877FC?

#A877FC is RGB 168, 119, 252 — HSL 262°, 96%, 73% — CMYK 33%, 53%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #A877FC?

Its complement is #CCFC78; analogous partners are #788AFC and #EB78FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A877FC for text?

Black text on #A877FC has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.13:1.