#A37ABA#A37ABA
#A37ABA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.103 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 122, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 32%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.32, 27.86, -27.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.32, 39.20, 315.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.31% 0.0704 -0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.31% 0.103 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9252, 25.2513, 49.6897) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.71
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.56
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.22
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.27
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37ABA #91BA7A
analogous
#837ABA #A37ABA #BA7AB1
triadic
#A37ABA #BAA37A #7ABAA3
tetradic
#A37ABA #BA837A #91BA7A #7AB1BA
square
#A37ABA #BA837A #91BA7A #7AB1BA
split-complementary
#A37ABA #B1BA7A #7ABA83
monochromatic
#653F7A #8654A2 #A37ABA #BFA2CF #DBCBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#A37ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#A37ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37ABA
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37ABA | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F87BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798BB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A18292
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 122, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.103 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa1cf',
500: '#a37aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37aba; $custom-light: #bfa1cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 122,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.438,
"s": 31.683,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64314,
"c": 0.10338,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.25251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37ABA
secondary
#C4D4BC
accent
#AA3B63
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120F13
muted
#817E82