#A37BE3#A37BE3
#A37BE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.154 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 123, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 65%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.2%, 45.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, 36.79, -47.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 60.01, 307.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.53% 0.0768 -0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.53% 0.154 300) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0491, 27.4983, 76.0667) |
| Luminance | 0.2750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.28
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.82
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.52
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.36
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.11
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37BE3 #BBE37B
analogous
#7B87E3 #A37BE3 #D77BE3
triadic
#A37BE3 #E3A37B #7BE3A3
tetradic
#A37BE3 #E37B87 #BBE37B #7BE3D7
square
#A37BE3 #E37B87 #BBE37B #7BE3D7
split-complementary
#A37BE3 #E3D77B #87E37B
monochromatic
#6128BC #8049D8 #A37BE3 #C6ADEE #E9E0F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#A37BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#A37BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37BE3
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37BE3 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C8FE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#658EE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#978EA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 123, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.154 300.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a2ec',
500: '#a37be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37be3; $custom-light: #c1a2ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 123,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.077,
"s": 65,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66526,
"c": 0.15355,
"h": 300
},
"luminance": 0.27498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37BE3
secondary
#E0ECCD
accent
#CD1988
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F3FD
border
#D1CDD5
text
#120F16
muted
#817F84