#a37bc3

Color #a37bc3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a37bc3

RGB

rgb(163, 123, 195)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 37.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 36.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(57.94, 29.28, -31.74)

LCH

lch(57.94, 43.18, 312.69)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1128, 308.99)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 48.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc37b

Analogous

#7f7bc3

#a37bc3

#c37bbf

Triadic

#a37bc3

#c3a37b

#7bc3a3

Split-complementary

#a37bc3

#bfc37b

#7bc37f

Tetradic

#a37bc3

#c37b9b

#9bc37b

#7bc3a3

Square

#a37bc3

#c37f7b

#9bc37b

#7bbfc3

Shades

Color #a37bc3 mixed toward black.

#8a57b3

#6e4292

#53326d

#372149

#1c1124

Tints

Color #a37bc3 mixed toward white.

#b291cd

#c2a7d7

#d1bde1

#e0d3eb

#f0e9f5

Tones

Color #a37bc3 mixed toward gray.

#a281bd

#a287b7

#a18db1

#a093ab

#a099a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393b5 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9698b1 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#a1a9a6 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a37bc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a37bc3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a37bc3 (#a37bc3) is rgb(163, 123, 195) in RGB.

No, #a37bc3 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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