#A37EBA#A37EBA
#A37EBA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.096 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37EBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 126, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 30%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 32%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 32.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.28, 25.58, -26.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.28, 36.54, 314.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.04% 0.0643 -0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.04% 0.096 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4265, 26.2539, 49.8568) |
| Luminance | 0.2625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.99
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.81
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.07
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.29
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37EBA #95BA7E
analogous
#857EBA #A37EBA #BA7EB3
triadic
#A37EBA #BAA37E #7EBAA3
tetradic
#A37EBA #BA857E #95BA7E #7EB3BA
square
#A37EBA #BA857E #95BA7E #7EB3BA
split-complementary
#A37EBA #B3BA7E #7EBA85
monochromatic
#66427C #8657A3 #A37EBA #BFA6CF #DCCEE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#A37EBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#A37EBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37EBA
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37EBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37EBA | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748ABC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8DB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A18694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37eba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 126, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.096 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa3cf',
500: '#a37eba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37eba; $custom-light: #bfa3cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37eba",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 126,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277,
"s": 30.303,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65043,
"c": 0.09622,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.26253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37EBA
secondary
#C7D5BF
accent
#A93D66
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#120F13
muted
#817F82