#A837CD#A837CD

#A837CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.228 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A837CD
RGB	rgb(168, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 66.40, -55.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 86.80, 319.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1647 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.228 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.5324, 15.4661, 59.2281)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A837CD #5CCD37

analogous

#5D37CD #A837CD #CD37A7

triadic

#A837CD #CDA837 #37CDA8

tetradic

#A837CD #CD5D37 #5CCD37 #37A7CD

square

#A837CD #CD5D37 #5CCD37 #37A7CD

split-complementary

#A837CD #A7CD37 #37CD5D

monochromatic

#5A1C6E #82289F #A837CD #BD68D9 #D399E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#A837CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#A837CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A837CD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A837CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A837CD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3671CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a837cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.228 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679dd',
    500: '#a837cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a837cd;
$custom-light: #c679dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a837cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.2,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5662,
    "c": 0.22782,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A837CD

secondary

#9FD18F

accent

#E3456C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A837CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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