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#A37DCA Color

#A37DCA is rgb(163, 125, 202) in RGB, hsl(270, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37DCA
HEX#A37DCA
RGBrgb(163, 125, 202)
HSLhsl(270, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(270, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.118 306.1)
LABlab(58.44% 26.44 -34.66)
LCHlch(58.44% 43.59 307.33)

What #A37DCA 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 #A37DCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 7.18Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 8.67Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.22Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 10.29Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 10.4African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.64

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

#A37DCA Channel Values

How #A37DCA 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 125 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37DCA 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A37DCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A37DCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37DCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A37DCA
Complementary
#A3CA7D
Analogous
#7D7DCA
Analogous
#CA7DCA
Triadic
#CAA37D
Triadic
#7DCAA3
Split comp.
#CACA7D
Split comp.
#7DCA7D

Tints & Shades of #A37DCA

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

#B08FD1
#BDA1D9
#C9B3E0
#D4C1E6
#E0D4ED
#EDE6F5

Shades

#8C5CBC
#7846AA
#61388A
#4C2C6D
#361F4C
#21132F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A37DCA.

How #A37DCA 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#A37DCA
Protanopia#8484CA
Protanomaly#9282CA
Deuteranopia#8B8BC9
Deuteranomaly#9586CA
Tritanopia#998A8A
Tritanomaly#9D85A7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A37DCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a37dca: #A37DCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37DCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37dca': '#A37DCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.490, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_a37dca">#A37DCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37DCA"

More Purple Colors

#A37DCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A37DCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37DCA?

#A37DCA is a light purple — rgb(163, 125, 202) in RGB and hsl(270, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #A37DCA?

#A37DCA is rgb(163, 125, 202) — red 163, green 125, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37DCA?

#A37DCA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37DCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37DCA scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37DCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37DCA 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 17.28, which is visibly different.

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