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#A37EEC Color

#A37EEC is rgb(163, 126, 236) in RGB, hsl(260, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 47%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Purple (#9370DB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A37EEC
HEX#A37EEC
RGBrgb(163, 126, 236)
HSLhsl(260, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(260, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 47%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.16 297.5)
LABlab(60.06% 32.21 -51.11)
LCHlch(60.06% 60.41 302.22)

What #A37EEC 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 #A37EEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 5.65Amethyst#9966CCΔE 10.28Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.33Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.38Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.32Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16

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

#A37EEC Channel Values

How #A37EEC 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 126 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A37EEC 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A37EEC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A37EEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A37EEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A37EEC
Complementary
#C7EC7E
Analogous
#7E91EC
Analogous
#DA7EEC
Triadic
#ECA37E
Triadic
#7EECA3
Split comp.
#ECDA7E
Split comp.
#91EC7E

Tints & Shades of #A37EEC

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

#B090EE
#BCA2F1
#C9B4F4
#D2C1F6
#DFD3F8
#ECE4FB

Shades

#8352E5
#662ADF
#511CBA
#3F1692
#2C0F66
#1B093E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A37EEC.

How #A37EEC 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#A37EEC
Protanopia#8585EC
Protanomaly#9282EC
Deuteranopia#8C8CEB
Deuteranomaly#9686EC
Tritanopia#929292
Tritanomaly#998BBD
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A37EEC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a37eec: #A37EEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A37EEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a37eec': '#A37EEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.494, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_a37eec">#A37EEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A37EEC"

More Purple Colors

#A37EEC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A37EEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A37EEC?

#A37EEC is a light purple — rgb(163, 126, 236) in RGB and hsl(260, 74%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #A37EEC?

#A37EEC is rgb(163, 126, 236) — red 163, green 126, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A37EEC?

#A37EEC converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 47%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A37EEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A37EEC scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A37EEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A37EEC 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 5.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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