#A37BCD#A37BCD
#A37BCD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.126 H 305.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 123, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 45%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 40%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 40%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.38, 31.55, -36.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.38, 48.41, 310.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.39% 0.0732 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.39% 0.126 305.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2044, 26.3604, 61.0846) |
| Luminance | 0.2636 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.22
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.79
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.97
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.04
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.92
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37BCD #A5CD7B
analogous
#7B7CCD #A37BCD #CC7BCD
triadic
#A37BCD #CDA37B #7BCDA3
tetradic
#A37BCD #CD7B7C #A5CD7B #7BCDCC
square
#A37BCD #CD7B7C #A5CD7B #7BCDCC
split-complementary
#A37BCD #CDCC7B #7CCD7B
monochromatic
#663895 #844FBC #A37BCD #C2A7DE #E1D4EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#A37BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.27
#A37BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37BCD
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37BCD | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.27 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#688BD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D889A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 123, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.126 305.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa2dc',
500: '#a37bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37bcd; $custom-light: #bfa2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 123,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.268,
"s": 45.055,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65386,
"c": 0.1255,
"h": 305.7
},
"luminance": 0.2636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37BCD
secondary
#D2E0C4
accent
#B82D74
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F3FB
border
#D0CDD4
text
#120F15
muted
#817F83