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#A37ADC Color

#A37ADC is rgb(163, 122, 220) in RGB, hsl(265, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37ADC
HEX#A37ADC
RGBrgb(163, 122, 220)
HSLhsl(265, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(265, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.146 301.8)
LABlab(58.45% 31.30 -44.75)
LCHlch(58.45% 54.61 304.97)

What #A37ADC 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 #A37ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 6.44Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 7.12Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 7.91Amethyst#9966CCΔE 7.91Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 12.94Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 13.2

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

#A37ADC Channel Values

How #A37ADC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 265° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 265° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37ADC 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A37ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A37ADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37ADC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A37ADC
Complementary
#B3DC7A
Analogous
#7A82DC
Analogous
#D47ADC
Triadic
#DCA37A
Triadic
#7ADCA3
Split comp.
#DCD47A
Split comp.
#82DC7A

Tints & Shades of #A37ADC

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

#AE8AE0
#BC9EE5
#C7AEEA
#D5C3EF
#E0D3F3
#EEE7F9

Shades

#8A56D2
#7134C5
#5C2BA1
#47217D
#331859
#1E0E34

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A37ADC.

How #A37ADC 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#A37ADC
Protanopia#8282DC
Protanomaly#907FDC
Deuteranopia#8989DB
Deuteranomaly#9483DC
Tritanopia#958C8C
Tritanomaly#9B85B2
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A37ADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a37adc: #A37ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37adc': '#A37ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.478, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a37adc">#A37ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37ADC"

More Purple Colors

#A37ADC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A37ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37ADC?

#A37ADC is a light purple — rgb(163, 122, 220) in RGB and hsl(265, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #A37ADC?

#A37ADC is rgb(163, 122, 220) — red 163, green 122, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37ADC?

#A37ADC converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37ADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37ADC scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37ADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37ADC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 7.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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