What color is #A37BCB?

#A37BCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37BCB?

The RGB value is 163, 123, 203: 163 red, 123 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37BCB?

The complementary color is #A3CB7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37BCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37BCB color

#A37BCB rgb(163, 123, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A37BCB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 48.2% green and 79.6% blue (163, 123, 203).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Viola (#966EBD), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#A37BCB color codes

HEX	`#A37BCB`
RGB	`rgb(163, 123, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 48.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 39%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.29, 31.09, -35.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.29, 47.36, 311.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.965, 26.264, 59.821)`
Decimal	`10714059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37BCB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A37BCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37BCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A37BCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37bcb; }
.text { color: #a37bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37bcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 123 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37bcb, #cb7bcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A37BCB?: #A37BCB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37BCB?: The RGB value is 163, 123, 203: 163 red, 123 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37BCB?: The complementary color is #A3CB7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37BCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.