#A37BDE#A37BDE
#A37BDE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.147 H 301.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37BDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 123, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 60%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 45%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 44.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.18, 35.57, -45.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.18, 57.37, 308.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.26% 0.0761 -0.126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.26% 0.147 301.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3691, 27.2263, 72.4849) |
| Luminance | 0.2723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.37
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.28
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.80
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.33
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.59
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37BDE #B6DE7B
analogous
#7B85DE #A37BDE #D47BDE
triadic
#A37BDE #DEA37B #7BDEA3
tetradic
#A37BDE #DE7B85 #B6DE7B #7BDED4
square
#A37BDE #DE7B85 #B6DE7B #7BDED4
split-complementary
#A37BDE #DED47B #85DE7B
monochromatic
#622DB2 #814AD2 #A37BDE #C5ACEA #E7DDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#A37BDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#A37BDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37BDE
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37BDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37BDE | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F8EE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#688EDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#988CA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37bde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 123, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.147 301.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0a2e9',
500: '#a37bde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37bde; $custom-light: #c0a2e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37bde",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 123,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.242,
"s": 60,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66257,
"c": 0.14719,
"h": 301.1
},
"luminance": 0.27226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37BDE
secondary
#DDEACB
accent
#C81E83
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F3FD
border
#D1CDD5
text
#120F16
muted
#817F84