#A37BC2#A37BC2
#A37BC2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.112 H 309.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 123, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 37%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 37%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 36.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.89, 29.05, -31.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.89, 42.66, 312.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.86% 0.0708 -0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.86% 0.112 309.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9230, 25.8479, 54.3359) |
| Luminance | 0.2585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.32
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.42
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.71
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.65
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.70
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37BC2 #9AC27B
analogous
#807BC2 #A37BC2 #C27BBE
triadic
#A37BC2 #C2A37B #7BC2A3
tetradic
#A37BC2 #C2807B #9AC27B #7BBEC2
square
#A37BC2 #C2807B #9AC27B #7BBEC2
split-complementary
#A37BC2 #BEC27B #7BC280
monochromatic
#663E85 #8651AF #A37BC2 #C0A5D5 #DDCFE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#A37BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#A37BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37BC2
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37BC2 | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D89C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768CC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F8595
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 123, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.112 309.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa1d4',
500: '#a37bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37bc2; $custom-light: #bfa1d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 123,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.803,
"s": 36.788,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6486,
"c": 0.11157,
"h": 309.4
},
"luminance": 0.25847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37BC2
secondary
#CBD9BF
accent
#B0366B
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F3FA
border
#D0CDD3
text
#120F14
muted
#817F83