Wisteria #A87DC2
Wisteria is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple with hex code #A87DC2 and RGB rgb(168, 125, 194).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.37:1).
About this color
#A87DC2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 312°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Wisteria. Black text reads best on it, at 6.37:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.110) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Wisteria |
| Black text | 6.37:1 |
| White text | 3.29:1 |
Colors that go with Wisteria
Matches found by rotating Wisteria around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Wisteria
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Wisteria, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Wisteria, with their ΔE distance.
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.036
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.043
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.050
- Dusty Lavender #AC86A8 ΔE 0.052
- Pale Purple #B790D4 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Lilac #9C6DA5 ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.067
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.067
More about Wisteria
How to make Wisteria
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts purple
- 3 parts white
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #A97ABC, a difference of ΔE 0.010 from Wisteria. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Wisteria in every format
| HEX | #A87DC2 |
| RGB | rgb(168, 125, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 36%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.11 312.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A87DC2 | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A87DC2 | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc 43.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A87DC2 text on white | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A87DC2 text on black | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc -41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Wisteria
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4F9
oklch(97.1% 0.007 312.3)
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Step 100
100
#EDE7F2
oklch(93.6% 0.016 310.1)
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Step 200
200
#E0D4E8
oklch(88.6% 0.03 312.1)
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Step 300
300
#CCB7DA
oklch(80.8% 0.054 311.9)
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Step 400
400
#B391C8
oklch(70.7% 0.087 312.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A87DC2
oklch(65.7% 0.11 312.1)
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Step 600
600
#8B5DA6
oklch(55.7% 0.12 312)
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Step 700
700
#764C8E
oklch(49.1% 0.112 312.2)
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Step 800
800
#603F73
oklch(42.8% 0.091 312.2)
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Step 900
900
#4E365D
oklch(37.7% 0.071 311.6)
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Step 950
950
#2E2036
oklch(27.1% 0.044 312.7)
Wisteria with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #718BC5 | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7B8FC0 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A68697 | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.111 |
Use Wisteria in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.