#A37EBD#A37EBD
#A37EBD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.100 H 310.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37EBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 126, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 32%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 33%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.40, 26.24, -27.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.40, 38.09, 313.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.18% 0.0651 -0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.18% 0.1 310.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7488, 26.3828, 51.5541) |
| Luminance | 0.2638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 1.48
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 5.83
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.93
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.19
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37EBD #98BD7E
analogous
#847EBD #A37EBD #BD7EB8
triadic
#A37EBD #BDA37E #7EBDA3
tetradic
#A37EBD #BD847E #98BD7E #7EB8BD
square
#A37EBD #BD847E #98BD7E #7EB8BD
split-complementary
#A37EBD #B8BD7E #7EBD84
monochromatic
#66417F #8656A8 #A37EBD #C0A6D2 #DDCFE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#A37EBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#A37EBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37EBD
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37EBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37EBD | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#738BBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A08795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37ebd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 126, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.100 310.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa3d1',
500: '#a37ebd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37ebd; $custom-light: #bfa3d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37ebd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 126,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.238,
"s": 32.308,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65176,
"c": 0.09999,
"h": 310.6
},
"luminance": 0.26382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37EBD
secondary
#C9D7C0
accent
#AB3A69
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F7F4F9
border
#D0CED2
text
#120F14
muted
#817F82