#A37CBB#A37CBB
#A37CBB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.101 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 124, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 33.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.84, 26.94, -27.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.84, 38.38, 314.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.72% 0.0676 -0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.72% 0.101 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2800, 25.7902, 50.3342) |
| Luminance | 0.2579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.54
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.19
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.61
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.78
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37CBB #94BB7C
analogous
#837CBB #A37CBB #BB7CB3
triadic
#A37CBB #BBA37C #7CBBA3
tetradic
#A37CBB #BB837C #94BB7C #7CB3BB
square
#A37CBB #BB837C #94BB7C #7CB3BB
split-complementary
#A37CBB #B3BB7C #7CBB83
monochromatic
#65407C #8655A4 #A37CBB #BFA4D0 #DCCDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#A37CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#A37CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37CBB
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37CBB | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7189BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8CB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A18493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 124, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.101 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa2cf',
500: '#a37cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37cbb; $custom-light: #bfa2cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 124,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.143,
"s": 31.658,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64722,
"c": 0.10104,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.2579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37CBB
secondary
#C7D5BE
accent
#AA3B66
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82