#A737CD#A737CD
#A737CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.227 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A737CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 55, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.12, 66.20, -56.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.12, 86.81, 319.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.49% 0.1635 -0.1582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.49% 0.227 315.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3203, 15.3568, 59.2181) |
| Luminance | 0.1536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.08
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 3.91
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.45
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.68
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.27
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A737CD #5DCD37
analogous
#5C37CD #A737CD #CD37A8
triadic
#A737CD #CDA737 #37CDA7
tetradic
#A737CD #CD5C37 #5DCD37 #37A8CD
square
#A737CD #CD5C37 #5DCD37 #37A8CD
split-complementary
#A737CD #A8CD37 #37CD5C
monochromatic
#591C6E #81289F #A737CD #BD68D9 #D299E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#A737CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#A737CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A737CD
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A737CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A737CD | 1.00 | 5.16 | 4.07 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3570CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4577F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a737cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 55, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.227 315.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c579dd',
500: '#a737cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a737cd; $custom-light: #c579dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a737cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 55,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.8,
"s": 60,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56485,
"c": 0.22746,
"h": 315.9
},
"luminance": 0.15356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A737CD
secondary
#A0D18F
accent
#E3456D
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFB
border
#D2C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83