#A37DBD#A37DBD
#A37DBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.102 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37DBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 125, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 33%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 33.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.16, 26.81, -27.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.16, 38.75, 313.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.99% 0.0666 -0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.99% 0.102 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6216, 26.1283, 51.5117) |
| Luminance | 0.2613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.33
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.55
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.65
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.05
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.24
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37DBD #97BD7D
analogous
#837DBD #A37DBD #BD7DB7
triadic
#A37DBD #BDA37D #7DBDA3
tetradic
#A37DBD #BD837D #97BD7D #7DB7BD
square
#A37DBD #BD837D #97BD7D #7DB7BD
split-complementary
#A37DBD #B7BD7D #7DBD83
monochromatic
#66417F #8655A8 #A37DBD #C0A6D2 #DCCEE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#A37DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#A37DBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37DBD
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37DBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37DBD | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728AC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A08694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37dbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 125, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.102 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa3d1',
500: '#a37dbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37dbd; $custom-light: #bfa3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37dbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 125,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.625,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64993,
"c": 0.10177,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.26128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37DBD
secondary
#C9D7BF
accent
#AB3A68
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F3F9
border
#D0CDD2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82