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#A37ABD Color

#A37ABD is rgb(163, 122, 189) in RGB, hsl(277, 34%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37ABD
HEX#A37ABD
RGBrgb(163, 122, 189)
HSLhsl(277, 34%, 61%)
HSVhsv(277, 35%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.107 311.6)
LABlab(57.26% 25.83 -29.14)
LCHlch(57.26% 38.94 311.55)

What #A37ABD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A37ABD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 5.04Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 5.14Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 6.57African Violet#B284BEΔE 7.02Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 9.41Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 13.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#A37ABD Channel Values

How #A37ABD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 122 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 34% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 35% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37ABD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A37ABD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A37ABD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37ABD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A37ABD
Complementary
#94BD7A
Analogous
#827ABD
Analogous
#BD7AB5
Triadic
#BDA37A
Triadic
#7ABDA3
Split comp.
#B5BD7A
Split comp.
#7ABD82

Tints & Shades of #A37ABD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AF8BC6
#BD9FD0
#C9B0D8
#D5C1E1
#E0D3E9
#EFE7F3

Shades

#915EB0
#7C4C9A
#663E7E
#4D2F60
#372244
#211429

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A37ABD.

How #A37ABD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A37ABD
Protanopia#8282BD
Protanomaly#907FBD
Deuteranopia#8989BC
Deuteranomaly#9483BD
Tritanopia#9B8585
Tritanomaly#9E819E
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A37ABD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a37abd: #A37ABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37ABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37abd': '#A37ABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.478, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_a37abd">#A37ABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37ABD"

More Purple Colors

#A37ABD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A37ABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37ABD?

#A37ABD is a light purple — rgb(163, 122, 189) in RGB and hsl(277, 34%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Mountain Majesty (#9678B6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #A37ABD?

#A37ABD is rgb(163, 122, 189) — red 163, green 122, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37ABD?

#A37ABD converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37ABD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37ABD scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37ABD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37ABD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.32, which is visibly different.

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