#A37ECD#A37ECD
#A37ECD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.120 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 126, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.08, 29.85, -35.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.08, 46.47, 309.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.92% 0.0688 -0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.92% 0.12 304.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5823, 27.1162, 61.2105) |
| Luminance | 0.2712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.06
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.20
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.45
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.61
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37ECD #A8CD7E
analogous
#7E81CD #A37ECD #CA7ECD
triadic
#A37ECD #CDA37E #7ECDA3
tetradic
#A37ECD #CD7E81 #A8CD7E #7ECDCA
square
#A37ECD #CD7E81 #A8CD7E #7ECDCA
split-complementary
#A37ECD #CDCA7E #81CD7E
monochromatic
#653A96 #8452BC #A37ECD #C2AADE #E2D6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#A37ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#A37ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37ECD
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37ECD | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C8DD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748ECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C8A9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 126, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.120 304.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfa4dc',
500: '#a37ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37ecd; $custom-light: #bfa4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 126,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.101,
"s": 44.134,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65919,
"c": 0.12043,
"h": 304.9
},
"luminance": 0.27116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37ECD
secondary
#D4E1C6
accent
#B72E77
background
#FBFAFD
surface
#F7F4FB
border
#D0CED4
text
#120F15
muted
#817F83